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Title: An instant classic
Review: Few books make it onto my "read every couple of years/give to my children" list. This one didn't take long to jump onto that list.Other reviewers can tell you about the plot... though it is slow to develop, it is there, consistently throughout the book. The characters are a delight, and the story is rich with detail both historical and magical (sometimes melding the two).What I loved about this novel was the resemblence it bore to some of Tolkien's lesser known stories like Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham... short, fairy-laden tales of otherworldy magic.Buy this book, start reading and give it a chance. Totally worth every minute spent reading.
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