Excerpt from Willow, the Wisp Tardily the cloud gates, far eastward, opened to a new-born day; liquid glories licked the tree-spiked horizon. A misty sheen of orange and purple drifted across lake and forest and wiped the last sombre shadows from the mystery-enshrouded world. Throughout the greening aisles wild life awoke and to the music of God's wind-played organ ascended the chanted thanks of His wild creatures. Standing on the shore of the lake, a young man watched the wondrous streamers transform his solitude. Upon his bronzed face the morning sunlight lingered, and in his dark, wide-set eyes rested a deep perplexity born of the dumb groping for the solution of what was still to him a mystery. Linked to the wild, he was its worshipper, but one who could read the Lord's Prayer in the lighting skies. In the faint glow that dawned like a smile of promise - "Our Father which art in heaven - " With the out-sweeping glory - "Thy kingdom come - " And with the purple haze on lake and tree-tops, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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A deeply felt sibling story set in a town where people have a mysterious magical power and one girl is determined to discover what it is, for readers of Lauren Myracle and Ingrid Law. Willow knows the unknown is scary. Especially when your little brother has been sick for a long time and nobody has been able to figure out why. All Willow wants is for her brother to get better and for her her life to go back to normal. But after a bad stroke of luck, Willow and her family find themselves stranded in an unusual town in the middle of nowhere and their life begins to change in the most unexpected way. Willow soon discovers that the town isn't just unusual—it's magical—and the truth is more exciting that she ever imagined. Will Willow find that this could be the secret to saving her family—or discover that the root of magic could lead them to something greater?

Time jumps ahead two decades in the final book of this fanciful trilogy. Lavinia Rose, daughter of Henley Hornbrook III and his gypsy wife, Rosetta, has just finished her education abroad. After being away for four years, she returns to her home in the forest hamlet where she finds that her childhood friend, Oliver, is not only all grown-up but is strikingly handsome. What she forgets is that she too has blossomed. During her season back home a terrifying accident rouses intimate emotions and temptation, lust, and disloyalty taunt the young woman through the many male suitors who come to call. When rumour circulates about whether the dark haired beauty's innocence has remained intact, more than just the family demand answers. Full of youthful innocence tinged with sensual exploration, Willow Wisp touches on the angst of sexual awakening during turn of the century England, and moves forward with more than a glimpse into future generations and the legacies left behind by the prominent Hornbrook family. If you've read the first book, A Cloud of Hawthorne, followed by Where Daffodils Grow Wild, you'll want to follow these familiar characters as adventures continue in their unconventional lifestyle deep within the wooded Shire.