| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
ix, 261 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Bethan is the apprentice to a green healer named Drina in a clan of Welsh Romanies. Her life is happy and ordered - and modest, as required by Roma custom - except for one thing: the son of the chieftain has been secretly harassing her. One night, Silas and his friends brutally assault her and a half-Roma friend, Martyn. As empty and hopeless as she feels after the attack, she asks Drina to bring Martyn back from death's door. "There's always a price for this kind of magic," Drina warns. Bethan must collect grisly pieces to fuel the spell: an ear, some hair, an eye, a nose, and fingers. She gives the boys who assaulted her a chance to come forward and apologize. And when they don't, she knows exactly where to collect her ingredients to save Martyn. |
| Subject |
Romanies -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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Magic, Romani -- Fiction.
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Healers -- Fiction.
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Rape -- Fiction.
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Apprentices -- Fiction.
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Witchcraft -- Fiction.
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Magic -- Fiction.
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Romanies -- Fiction.
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Disfigured persons -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy.
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Horror.
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Sexual Abuse.
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| Genre/Form |
Horror fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781524701864 (hardcover) |
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1524701866 (hardcover) |
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9781524701871 (ebook) |
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1524701874 (ebook) |
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9781524701888 |
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1524701882 |
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