Description
Return to the cosy and heart-warming world of The Spellshop in The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst, a world brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes and honeyed love.
Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue and tucked away into an alcove in the North Reading Room of the Great Library of Alyssium.
This should have been the end of her story . . . Yet one day, Terlu wakes in the cold of winter on a nearly-deserted island full of hundreds of magical greenhouses. She's starving and freezing, and the only other human on the island is a grumpy gardener. To her surprise, he offers Terlu a place to sleep, clean clothes and freshly baked honey cakes - at least until she's ready to sail home.
But Terlu can't return home and doesn't want to - the greenhouses are a dream come true, each more wondrous than the next. When she learns that the magic that sustains them is failing - causing the death of everything within them - Terlu knows she must help. Even if that means breaking the law again.
This time, though, she isn't alone. Assisted by the gardener and a sentient rose, Terlu must unravel the secrets of a long-dead sorcerer if she wants to save the island - and have a fresh chance at happiness and love.
Funny, kind and forgiving, The Enchanted Greenhouse by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst is a story about giving second chances - to others and to yourself.
Praise for The Spellshop:
'A warm, peaceful delight of a novel' - Katherine Arden, author of The Bear and the Nightingale
'As comforting as homemade jam on a fresh baked muffin!' - Rebecca Thorne, author of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
'Utterly delightful' - Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Sarah Beth Durst is the author of over twenty-five fantasy books for adults, teens and kids, including The Queens of Renthia series, Drink Slay Love, and Spark. She has won an American Library Association Alex Award and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and has been a finalist for the Andre Norton Nebula Award three times. She lives in Stony Brook, New York, with her husband, her children and her ill-mannered cat. Visit her at www.sarahbethdurst.com.
Reviews
Reading this book was like sitting in the sun, watching bees in the foxgloves; a warm, peaceful delight of a novel -- Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale on The Spellshop
I have read and loved this book so much . . . it is perfect for a sprinkle of innocent, warm, heart-warming cottagecore fantasy. If that doesn't sell it to you I don't know what will -- Lucy Jane Wood, Sunday Times bestselling author of Rewitched on The Spellshop
The Spellshop sweeps readers into a world of merhorses, illegal spells and first loves . . . it's as comforting as homemade jam on a fresh baked muffin! -- Rebecca Thorne, Sunday Times bestselling author of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
The Spellshop is about believing in the kindness of people, even when you've seen nothing but cruelty . . . There is courage in the love of this found family -- J. R. Dawson, author of The First Bright Thing
Thoroughly enchanting! The Spellshop is brimming with cozy charm, endearing characters and reminders that sometimes the biggest risks lead to the sweetest rewards -- Heather Webber, USA Today bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe
Book Information
ISBN 9781035042371
Author Sarah Beth Durst
Format Hardback
Page Count 480
Imprint Tor
Publisher Pan Macmillan
