Then her mother tried to bend the spirits to dark ends, and Mori was forced to confront her in a magical battle that left her crippled-and her twin sister dead." Check out the scans. But her mind found freedom & promise in the science fiction novels that were her closest companions. As a child growing up in Wales, she played among the spirits who made their homes in industrial ruins. we are more apt to memorize and recite poetry than lines from a novel, among. Raised by a half-mad mother who dabbled in magic, Morwenna Phelps found refuge in two worlds. In Other Shoes is a companion to Kendall Waltons other essay collection. "Startling, unusual, & yet irresistably readable, Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy & SF, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment. Large soft cover (roughly) 8 14" by 5 1/2" (inches), 302 pages, tight square true & clean, flat uncreased spine, Very Good Plus condition with faitn edge wear.
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