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Title: Truly Magical!
Review: I originally read this book when it first came out in the late eighties and remembered it as being a great book. I just bought another copy and after re-reading The Magic Cottage, I've reconfirmed why I loved this book. Herbert does a masterful job of sharing his story about Mike and Midge, a young talented couple, who venture from the big city and buy a quaint cottage called Gramarye out in the country. Told by Mike's POV, it is as if they have moved into an enchanted cottage straight out of a Disney production as they are greeted every morning by cheerful critters as the couple falls in love with the place. Gramarye proves to be truly magical but it conceals a darkness that will soon take over Mike and Midge's lives.One of my favorite lines is: "My fear had reached a new zenith, rising from the sloshy morass of dread like a dripping creature from a swamp."
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