A girl in 17th-century Puritan London inherits magic from her fairy mother and navigates cruelty, loss, and two worlds.
A girl in 17th-century Puritan London inherits magic from her fairy mother and navigates cruelty, loss, and two worlds.
In this exceptionally well-crafted tale, Coriander tells the story of her childhood in seventeenth-century London—and of her discovery that she has inherited magical powers from her mother, who was a fairy princess. But her mother’s sudden death brings on a dark time for Coriander. And after mourning her beloved mother and dealing with the disappearance of her father and the wrath of her evil stepmother, Coriander finds herself locked in a chest with no hope of escape and no will to survive. But...
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Brief kissing; one mild sexual slur used
Historical murders and imprisonment; one on-page killing
One instance of mild profanity
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Puritan preachers, rituals, and religious oppression central
Fairy magic, spells, and parallel fairy world central
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Critique of Cromwell-era Puritan rule and politics
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Child abuse, imprisonment, stepmother cruelty, loss
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