{"product_id":"widdershins-9780765312860","title":"Widdershins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWiddershins\u003c\/i\u003e, fantasy author Charles de Lint has delivered one of his most accessible and moving works of his career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJilly Coppercorn and Geordie Riddell. Since they were introduced in the first Newford story, \"Timeskip,\" back in 1989, their friends and readers alike have been waiting for them to realize what everybody else already knows: that they belong together. But they've been more clueless about how they feel for each other than the characters in \u003ci\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally\u003c\/i\u003e. Now in \u003ci\u003eWiddershins\u003c\/i\u003e, a stand-alone novel of fairy courts set in shopping malls and the Bohemian street scene of Newford's Crowsea area, Jilly and Geordie's story is finally being told. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore it's over, we'll find ourselves plunged into the rancorous and sometimes violent conflict between the magical North American \"animal people\" and the more newly-arrived fairy folk. We'll watch as Jilly is held captive in a sinister world based on her own worst memories--and Geordie, attempting to help, is sent someplace even worse. And we'll be captivated by the power of love and determination to redeem ancient hatreds and heal old magics gone sour. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo walk \"widdershins\" is to walk counterclockwise or backwards around something. It's a classic pathway into the fairy realm. It's also the way people often back slowly into the relationships that matter, the real ones that make for a life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA June 2006 Book Sense Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles de Lint\u003c\/b\u003e and his wife, the artist MaryAnn Harris, live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His evocative novels, including \u003ci\u003eMoonheart, Forests of the Heart, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Onion Girl, \u003c\/i\u003ehave earned him a devoted following and critical acclaim as a master of contemporary magical fiction in the manner of storytellers like John Crowley, Jonathan Carroll, Alice Hoffman, Ray Bradbury, and Isabel Allende.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503806157074,"sku":"9780765312860","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e303cf24-7f8e-4e26-99d7-3470c68673ca.jpg?v=1730798668","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/widdershins-9780765312860","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}