A Pocketful of Crows: A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author

Name: A Pocketful of Crows: A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Joanne Harris

Oct 2017 · Sold by Gollancz

2 reviews

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I am as brown as brown can be,
And my eyes as black as sloe;
I am as brisk as brisk can be,
And wild as forest doe.
(The Child Ballads, 295)

So begins a beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge. Following the seasons, A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless wild girl.

Only love could draw her into the world of named, tamed things. And it seems only revenge will be powerful enough to let her escape.

Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.

I am as brown as brown can be, And my eyes as black as sloe; I am as brisk as brisk can be, And wild as forest doe. (The Child Ballads, 295) So begins a beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge. Following the seasons, A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on na...

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2 reviews

Angel White

October 3, 2021

4.5 Rounded to 5 "Mary Mack, Mary Mack, All in blood, and all in black Bring me what my soul doth lack, Merry mad, mad Mary." Anyone else remember this rhyme? It was different from my childhood but as soon as I read this it brought it back and still gives me chills 🤣 I haven't read this author before and I can't wait to read more. This is a beautifully dark tale of the cycle of life and death and how it intertwines. With such lyrical writing it felt like being in a dream. Witches and Fae. Betrayal and revenge. Curses and Vindication. This couldn't have been a more perfect Spooktober read.

Marie Maillet

July 11, 2021

Intriging and magical tale about the cycle of the witch.

About the author

JOANNE HARRIS is an Anglo-French author, whose books include twenty novels, three cookbooks, and many short stories. Her work is extremely diverse, covering aspects of magic realism, suspense, historical fiction, mythology, and fantasy. In 2000, her 1999 novel Chocolat was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an honorary fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and in 2022 was awarded an OBE by the Queen.

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