Daughter of the Forest is an award winnig novel by the author Juliet Marillier.
Sorcha was unexpectedly born a girl after six boys, when she was supposed to be the seventh son of a seventh son. Her mother died giving birth to her, and Sorcha was raised by her brothers in the enchanted and protective florest of Sevenwaters. The father, Lord Colum, spent most of the time out.
The siblings led a happy life until one day everything changed. Lord Colum brought a red-haired women to their household, anoucing that he was going to marry her. She blinded everyone with her abnormal beauty, but Sorcha and her brother Finbar could see right through her wicked soul. So the siblings gathered in the forest and tried to rid their home of the witch, but they were trapped. The horrible woman cast a spell on them and Sorcha was the only one who escaped by running into the the deep forest. There, she met the Blue Lady, one of the Fair-Folk, who gave her a task to set her brothers free.
Sorcha is determined to do anything to save her brothers, and she has to go through the most excruciating trials, to the point where death seems the best way out. But she is rescued by a Briton, the enemy of her people, the people of Erin. Their destiny is entertwined in ways that they themselves don't quite understand. And while our heroine finds true friends among the enemy, she has yet to ovecome the most agonizing obstacles, and realizes that good and evil are two sides of the same coin.
After all the pain and show more suffering Sorcha and her family go through, she earns the right to a peaceful life, filled with love, joy and happiness.
This is a beautiful story for all book lovers. The characters are incredibly lovable, believable and they do not disappoint.
Juliet Marillier is a talented writer who tells stories in an enganging way. This is one of the best books ever written.
READ IT! show less
Sorcha was unexpectedly born a girl after six boys, when she was supposed to be the seventh son of a seventh son. Her mother died giving birth to her, and Sorcha was raised by her brothers in the enchanted and protective florest of Sevenwaters. The father, Lord Colum, spent most of the time out.
The siblings led a happy life until one day everything changed. Lord Colum brought a red-haired women to their household, anoucing that he was going to marry her. She blinded everyone with her abnormal beauty, but Sorcha and her brother Finbar could see right through her wicked soul. So the siblings gathered in the forest and tried to rid their home of the witch, but they were trapped. The horrible woman cast a spell on them and Sorcha was the only one who escaped by running into the the deep forest. There, she met the Blue Lady, one of the Fair-Folk, who gave her a task to set her brothers free.
Sorcha is determined to do anything to save her brothers, and she has to go through the most excruciating trials, to the point where death seems the best way out. But she is rescued by a Briton, the enemy of her people, the people of Erin. Their destiny is entertwined in ways that they themselves don't quite understand. And while our heroine finds true friends among the enemy, she has yet to ovecome the most agonizing obstacles, and realizes that good and evil are two sides of the same coin.
After all the pain and show more suffering Sorcha and her family go through, she earns the right to a peaceful life, filled with love, joy and happiness.
This is a beautiful story for all book lovers. The characters are incredibly lovable, believable and they do not disappoint.
Juliet Marillier is a talented writer who tells stories in an enganging way. This is one of the best books ever written.
READ IT! show less