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Bezig met laden... The Hare and the Oakdoor Celia Lake
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Mabyn keeps her commitments. The land magic in Suffolk has been failing for years. When the current Lord asks the Council for help, Mabyn knows it's her obligation to see it through. Even if that means immersing herself in a role she failed at in her younger and more optimistic days decades ago. Back when she was married. Cyrus likes a challenge.He doesn't know Mabyn well, but Cyrus does have a gift for ritual, and a broad experience of the world. A widower with a grown daughter, he's up for tracking down a lost heir and seeing if they can learn to take up the land magics. When they arrive at Baddock Hall, it's clear there's more going on than the current Lord's troubles. The land is boggy, the gardens are failing, the bees have fled, and there's no obvious cause. Together, Mabyn and Cyrus must face their own pasts while getting to the root of the problem and making space for the future. The Hare and the Oak is the fifth book of the Mysterious Powers series, exploring the institutions of Albion during and after the Great War. All of Celia Lake's Albion books exploring the magical community of the British Isles can be read in any order. It is full of land magic, a late in life romance, a failing family line, and healing old wounds to the heart and soul. Enjoy this charming romantic fantasy with a swirl of sex set in 1926 with a happily ever after ending! Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Because there’s a lot that I thought had potential! There’s the mystery about why the current Lord Baddock is failing to maintain the Land magics and the possibility that his wartime experiences could be responsible. There’s the previously-unknown heir who is located -- a young woman who has grown up aware that Albion exists but not personally a part of the magical community, who agrees to leave her job to see if she can develop the necessary connection to the land.
Then there are the protagonists, Cyrus and Mabyn, two senior Council members, who relocate to Baddock Hall so they can be on hand to support and guide Nora.
(Maybe it is that while I intellectually approve of more romances between two people who are middle-aged, widowed, self-sufficient, and secure in their careers and their authority, I find romances between people who are vulnerable and needy far more compelling, because then there’s this sense of urgency that they need to expand their support network asap. I think I would have liked The Hare and the Oak if it had emphasised Cyrus and Mabyn’s respective vulnerabilities more.) (