![]() Though not as substantive as Robin McKinleys Beauty (HarperCollins, 1978) or Donna Jo Napolis The Magic Circle (Dutton, 1993), this story will be enjoyed by readers who like romance novels and fairy-tale retellings. What follows is fairly predictable and everyone lives happily ever after. ![]() Each night they go there to explore but the sorceress le Fey follows them and casts a spell to make sure they do not find their mother. While searching for answers, Rowena and her sisters discover underground tunnels filled with music. They meet in the woods as the young woman discovers her power of second sight when she finds Viviennes scrying bowl with a woman trapped in it, pleading for help. On his journey, he battles the evil Morgan le Fey to protect the sword and meets a monk who sends him in Rowenas direction. At the battle of Camlan, King Arthur is mortally wounded and his knight Bedivere swears that he will honor his sovereigns final request to return Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake (Vivienne). A crack in a wall is discovered by the youngest, Rowena, and provides a long-desired escape route. He builds an enormous manor that keeps his 12 daughters from the outside world. After Sir Ethans wife, Vivienne, disappears, he vows that no one shall leave him again. Grade 8 Up–This light, entertaining tale combines the Arthurian legend of the Lady of the Lake, Grimms Twelve Dancing Princesses, and elements of romance novels. ![]()
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