Daughter of the Forest

juliet marillier

Lovely Sorcha is the seventh child and only daughter of Lord Colum of Sevenwaters. Bereft of a mother, she is comforted by her six brothers who love and protect her. Sorcha is the light in their lives: they are determined that she know only contentment.

But Sorcha's joy is shattered when her father is bewitched by his new wife, an evil enchantress who binds her brothers with a terrible spell, a spell which only Sorcha can lift—by staying silent. If she speaks before she completes the quest set to her by the Fair Folk and their queen, the Lady of the Forest, she will lose her brothers forever.

When Sorcha is kidnapped by the enemies of Sevenwaters and taken to a foreign land, she is torn between the desire to save her beloved brothers, and a love that comes only once. Sorcha despairs at ever being able to complete her task, but the magic of the Fair Folk knows no boundaries, and love is the strongest magic of them all...

Genres fantasyromancefictionhistorical fictionyoung adultfairy talesretellingshistoricalmagicadult

554 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1,1999

Series

Sevenwaters

Literary awards

locus award, ala alex award, aurealis award,

This edition

Format: 554 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published: February 18, 2002 by Tom Doherty Associates
ISBN
ASIN: B0DSZZ3K6V
Language: English

Characters More characters

Simon Holt

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Lord Colum

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Hugh Of Harrowfield

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Liam The God

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Lady Anne

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Sorcha

Sorcha has black hair and wide green eyes and looks almost exactly like her mother, who died birthing her. She has six brothers, and is the only girl, a seventh daughter of a seventh son. She is a healer, and skilled in herblore. She ends the spell over h...

About the author

juliet marillier

Juliet Marillier was born in Dunedin, New Zealand and grew up surrounded by Celtic music and stories. Her own Celtic-Gaelic roots inspired her to write her first series, the Sevenwaters Trilogy. Juliet was educated at the University of Otago, where she majored in music and languages, graduating BA and Bachelor of Music (Hons). Her lifelong interest in history, folklore and mythology has had a major influence on her writing.

Juliet is the author of twenty-one historical fantasy novels for adults and young adults, as well as a book of short fiction. Juliet's novels and short stories have won many awards.

Juliet lives in a 110 year old cottage in a riverside suburb of Perth, Western Australia. When not writing, she tends to her small pack of rescue dogs. She also has four adult children and eight grandchildren. Juliet is a member of the druid order OBOD (the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.)