The Little Country, Charles de Lint
The Little Country, Charles de Lint
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The Little Country

Author: Charles de Lint

Narrator: Hannah Curtis

Unabridged: 22 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2021

Synopsis

When folk musician Janey Little finds a mysterious manuscript in an old trunk in her grandfather’s cottage, she is swept into a dangerous realm both strange and familiar. But true magic lurks within the pages of The Little Country, drawing genuine danger from across the oceans into Janey’s life, impelling her—armed only with her music—toward a terrifying confrontation.Come walk the mist-draped hills of Cornwall, come walk the ancient standing stones. Listen to the fiddles, and the wind, and the sea. Come step with Janey Little into the pages of … The Little Country.

About Charles de Lint

Charles de Lint is the award-winning author of fantasy fiction, including urban fantasy, contemporary magical realism, and mythic fiction. He is best known for his fantasy novels in the Newford series, but he also writes novellas, short stories, poetry, lyrics, literary criticism, and a children’s book. Among his many awards are the Ontario Library Association’s White Pine Award, the Great Lakes Great Books Award, the Canadian SF/Fantasy Award, and the 2000 World Fantasy Award. His evocative novels have earned him a devoted following and critical acclaim as a master of contemporary mythic fiction.

About Hannah Curtis

Hannah Curtis is from the UK and has been acting and narrating for over twenty years. She starred for a long time in British soap Hollyoaks. She has had roles in movies such as The Heavy and guest-starred on ER, in addition to appearing in many TV commercials across Europe and America. She has recorded many audiobooks, including Wave, Dark Eden, The Widow and Queen Anne, and The Pigeon Pie Mystery. Hannah has enjoyed narrating a range of fiction, nonfiction, comedy, and thrillers, using many different accents. She has a home studio and enjoys spending time narrating and recording from there.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Todd

Clearly written by a mystic, this is one of the most magical novels I've ever read. DeLint's writing is a delight as well as the way he weaves a wealth of knowledge about music into the story. I'm a big fan of Celtic music and it's hard to read this book without hearing a ghostly reel playing in a f......more

Goodreads review by Holly (The GrimDragon)

Every book tells a different story to the person who reads it. How they perceive that book will depend on who they are. A good book reflects the reader, as much as it illuminates the author's text. Much like what The Gaffer says to Janey about the book choosing it's own time, I feel like that is what......more

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin)

I'm not actually a Charles de Lint fan. Since I read this book some years ago I've read a few books by the author that I really didn't care for, some I found okay, but none I like as well. Sometimes it happens like that, you find the first book you stumble on by an author turns out to be the best yo......more

Quotes

“A keeper, intricate and entertaining…I read it straight through in one sitting!” Robert Jordan, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Charles de Lint’s masterwork, The Little Country, must stand as the finest novel of fantasy in 1990. Charles de Lint is the best of the post-King fantasists, the one with the clearest vision of the possibilities of magic in a modern setting…This book sings.” Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

“[De Lint] imbues his story with an unusual, authentic atmosphere. In a genre of elaborately mapped Neverlands, de Lint sets his tale in our contemporary world and makes it not less magical. And in a genre plagued by automatons…de Lint develops complex characters and original plots.” Los Angeles Times

“The author…asserts his unique ability to weave together a seamless pattern of magic and realism as this story within a story unfolds with elusive grace. Highly recommended.” Library Journal

“De Lint sets his tale in our contemporary world and makes it not less magical…[with] complex characters and original plots.” Los Angeles Times

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