"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Tamora Pierce fans will particularly appreciate Berry’s smoothly rendered first novel, where magic and historically accurate courtly rites are balanced with Lucinda’s maturing sense of independence, fate, and self. A street thief, the local Prince Charming, a goat with the manners of a loving dog, and an evil chief justice are among the characters who complicate and enrich Lucinda’s life as she discovers her own past and the otherworldliness of Beryl, the amaranth lady. But when a witch’s gem goes missing, Lucinda embarks on a harrowing adventure to retrieve the precious stone. Orphaned as a young child, Lucinda is taken in by her uncle to work as a servant in his jewelry shop. Life changes quickly for Lucinda after her uncle dies when she attempts to complete an errand to return a strange glowing stone to a woman locally known as the Amaranth Witch. Author Julie Berry presents a stylish new fairy tale in her enticing debut novel, The Amaranth Enchantment. Orphaned as a small child when her wealthy parents were killed in a carriage accident, Lucinda has grown to the age of 15 as the maidservant in her goldsmith uncle’s home, suffering abuse at the hands of his wife. Intriguing characters, fine plotting, and a richly worked narrative carry the reader into Lucinda’s vaguely medieval world.
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