The story is about a lonely child, Geillis "Gilly" Ramsey, who is made to see the world through her mother's cousin's (also Geillis — Gilly was named after her) unusual eyes. When the child becomes a young woman, she inherits her dead cousin's house as well as her reputation among the local community as a white witch and herbalist. However, as she finds out, this is no normal community, and worries quickly present themselves. Magical effort is pointed at the attractive and widowed popular writer, Christopher Dryden, who lives in rural isolation with his young son.
As Christopher Dryden points out to Gilly,[1] her (and her mother's cousin's) name is that of a real witch, Geillis Duncane, who was tried in Edinburgh in the late 16th century during the North Berwick witch trials.[2] Gilly's rival for the affections of Dryden, Agnes Sampson, shares a name with another woman tried at North Berwick.[1]
thornyhold, fantasy, novel, mary, stewart, published, 1988, authormary, stewartcover, artistgavin, rowecountryunited, kingdomlanguageenglishgenrefantasy, novelpublisherhodder, stoughtonpublication, date1988pages224isbn0, 41519, 3summary, editthe, story, about,. Thornyhold is a fantasy novel by Mary Stewart published in 1988 ThornyholdAuthorMary StewartCover artistGavin RoweCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreFantasy novelPublisherHodder amp StoughtonPublication date1988Pages224ISBN0 340 41519 3Summary editThe story is about a lonely child Geillis Gilly Ramsey who is made to see the world through her mother s cousin s also Geillis Gilly was named after her unusual eyes When the child becomes a young woman she inherits her dead cousin s house as well as her reputation among the local community as a white witch and herbalist However as she finds out this is no normal community and worries quickly present themselves Magical effort is pointed at the attractive and widowed popular writer Christopher Dryden who lives in rural isolation with his young son As Christopher Dryden points out to Gilly 1 her and her mother s cousin s name is that of a real witch Geillis Duncane who was tried in Edinburgh in the late 16th century during the North Berwick witch trials 2 Gilly s rival for the affections of Dryden Agnes Sampson shares a name with another woman tried at North Berwick 1 References edit a b Thornyhold Ch 20 The Witch Persecution in Scotland from the pamphlet Newes from Scotland 1591 External links editMary Stewart novels nbsp This article about a 1980s fantasy novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte nbsp This article about a romance novel of the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thornyhold amp oldid 1181593225, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
