Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
A gorgeously woven tale of magic, friendship, and self-discovery set in a dream-like landscape filled with fairies. After years of living in America, Clare Macleod and her father are returning to Ireland, where they ll inhabit the house Clare was born in a house built into a green hillside with a tree for a wall. For Clare, the house is not only full of memories of her mother, but also of a mysterious boy with raven-dark hair and dreamlike nights filled with stars and magic. Clare soon discovers that the boy is as real as the fairy-making magic, and that they re both in great danger from an ancient foe.
Fast-paced adventure and spellbinding prose combine to weave a tale of love and loyalty in this young adult fantasy.
"Astunningly atmospheric, gorgeously complicateddream of a book." Publishers Weekly, starred review
"An unforgettable tale . . . that containsall the darkness and light ofA Midsummer Night's Dream." School Library Journal, starred review
"Gorgeous, haunting, and wonderfully strange, The Radiant Roadestablishes Katherine Catmull as a master of the modern fairy tale." Anne Ursu, author ofThe Real BoyandBreadcrumbs
"Katherine Catmull deftly weaves Clare's contemporary story with ancient Celtic lore.The Radiant Roadis a beguiling novel with a strong, engaging protagonist." Juliet Marillier, author ofDaughter of the ForestandWildwood Dancing"