The Wood Wife | Terri Windling | One of those stories that stay with you...

The Wood Wife | Terri Windling | Fantasy meets Myth

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The Wood Wife

	The Wood Wife Terri Windling Orb Books, 2003 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 41 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Leaving behind her fashionable West Coast life, Maggie Black comes to the Southwestern desert to pursue her passion and her dream. Her mentor, the acclaimed poet Davis Cooper, has mysteriously died in the canyons east of Tucson, bequeathing her his estate and the mystery of his life--and death.

Maggie is astonish by the power of this harsh but beautiful land and captivated by the uncommon people who call it home--especially Fox, a man unlike any she has ever known, who understands the desert's special power.

As she reads Cooper's letters and learns the secrets of his life, Maggie comes face-to-face withe the wild, ancient spirits of the desert--and discovers the hidden power at its heart, a power that will take her on a journey like no other.

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One of those stories that stay with you...

I've read this book 4 or 5 times and still enjoy it immensely. I first read it shortly after it first came out, and loved it then. I bought it completely by accident, finding it in an airport bookstore and not even realizing it was fantasy until I started reading it. (I originally thought it was a mystery, and since I prefer Sci Fi/Fantasy, I'm not even sure why I picked it up.)

The characters are well-formed and interesting, as is the plot. The descriptions of the southwest made me want to go there. Years later, spending time in Santa Fe, Canyon de Chelly, Sedona and elsewhere, I felt the images from the book floating back to me and had to re-read the book as soon as I got home from that trip.

I wish Terri would leave off editing and write more! Not that I have any complaints about her editing...

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Fantasy meets Myth

This is one of my favourite fictional works ever! It is superbly constructed, beautifully written and rattles along at a good pace, holding your interest. It is one of those books that is best appreciated in a single sitting, exploring the theme of the magick in the land, and the spiritual creatures which inhabit it. The interaction of the characters is very strong and well-written, and it does not fall down anywhere. This is a perfect book for any occasion, and anyone who loves the land should buy and read it.

The Spirit will take you.

Terri Windling has written a very entertating book. This has things of interest for those, who like Native American background. It's a love story, but I like it for the southwestern background and native american flavor. I really recommend this it's a good read

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The Wood Wife

I loved this book. The story, the way it was written and the fabulous characters! I wish Terri windling would write many more like this and not so any collections! I didn't want this one to end.

Longing

I must admit, I was drawn to this book by the cover art. I buy a calendar of Susan Seddon Boulet's paintings every year. When I read what the book was about, I bought it. I lived in the Sonoran desert for awhile and long for it still, and this book took me right back there. This is a unique story with poets, artists and madmen; shapeshifters abound and magic is afoot. I was pleasantly surprised, as my forays into the fantasy fiction genre have mostly disappointed. Terri Windling has crafted a believable tale of magic in the desert. The creatures she gives us are utterly original and the human characters actually have personalities and histories that are interesting AND fit in well with the context of the story. You care about them. This is an adult story: beautifully told without gratuitous sex and/or violence that pepper so many novels these days. Read this book and you will long for the desert as I do, whether or not you have ever lived or visited there. Please, Ms. Windling, write another book! Write several!

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