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I love reading books by southern writers- especially southern women writers. And I’m going to add Sarah Addison Allen to my list. In her charming debut novel Garden Spells, Allen brings to life a simple tale about the strained relationship between two sisters, life in a small southern town, and a temperamental apple tree.
Claire Waverly has always been dependable. Her sister Sydney ran away from her Bascom, North Carolina upbringing and the Waverly name as soon as she could get away. Ever since, Claire carved a pleasant life for herself in Bascon, carrying on the Waverly traditions even after her grandmother’s death. After ten years, Syndey mysteriously returns to Bascom with a young child in tow. Suddenly both sisters must come to terms with their past.
I loved every second I spent reading this book. It is quirky and beautifully written, and I can’t wait for Allen’s next novel.
I just finished reading STARDUST by Neil Gaiman. It’s a story about a young man named Tristan from a village called Wall, which is surrounded by a wall- a wall that no one ever crosses, except for one day every nine years for the enchanted flea market.
One night Tristan crosses the wall to retrieve a shooting star for the girl he loves. He sets off to Faerie in search of the fallen star and soon realizes it will be no easy task. Along his travels, Tristan crosses paths with the likes of a wicked witch, feuding princes, bewitched forests and one moody fallen star. When he finally returns to Wall, Tristan realizes that he is not the same person he was when he left- in more ways than one.
STARDUST is filled with adventure and quickly became one of my favorite books after reading only one page. It turned out to be like the books I read as a kid- but fine tuned for an adult audience. I love, love, love this book and have become a huge Neil Gaiman fan:)
Update: I just saw the movie version of this book and really enjoyed it. As with most books that are turned into films, there are many things that have been changed during the process. But the screenwriters really captured the magic of the worlds of Wall and Stronghold and the cinematography is charming and brilliant.
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