A Green and Ancient Light Author:Frederic S. Durbin A gorgeous fantasy in the spirit of Pan?s Labyrinth and John Connolly?s The Book of Lost Things. — Set in a world similar to our own, during a war that parallels World War II, A Green and Ancient Light is the stunning story of a boy who is sent to stay with his grandmother for the summer in a serene fishing village. Their tranquility is shattered... more » by the crash of a bullet-riddled enemy plane, the arrival of grandmother?s friend Mr. Girandole?a man who knows the true story of Cinderella?s slipper?and the discovery of a riddle in the sacred grove of ruins behind grandmother?s house. In a sumptuous idyllic setting and overshadowed by the threat of war, four unlikely allies learn the values of courage and sacrifice.« less
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