The Bonnie Road, by Suzanne d'Corsey
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The Bonnie Road, by Suzanne d'Corsey
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My grandmother passed me in transit. She was leaving, I was coming into this world, our spirits meeting at the door to my mother's womb, as she bent over the bed to close the thin crinkled lids of her own mother's eyes. The women of Morag's family have been the keepers of tradition for generations, their skills and knowledge passed down from woman to woman, kept close and hidden from public view, official condemnation and religious suppression. In late 1970s St. Andrews, demand for Morag's services are still there, but requested as stealthily as ever, for even in 20th century Scotland witchcraft is a dangerous Art to practise. When newly widowed Rosalind arrives from California to tend her ailing uncle, she is drawn unsuspecting into a new world she never knew existed, one in which everyone seems to have a secret, but that offers greater opportunities than she dreamt of – if she only has the courage to open her heart to it. Richly detailed, dark and compelling, d'Corsey magically transposes the old ways of Scotland into the 20th Century and brings to life the ancient traditions and beliefs that still dance just below the surface of the modern world.
The Bonnie Road, by Suzanne d'Corsey- Amazon Sales Rank: #1152514 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-14
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.81" h x .95" w x 5.06" l, .90 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 420 pages
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Enchanting, in all ways! By Stacy Babb The Bonnie Road is an amazing journey through the world of Scottish magic, history, lore and Witchcraft. It is enchanting.. and drew me in from the first page. There is a voice of wisdom behind the words in this book.. that is easy to discern if you know the old ways. You can read this book on many different levels. . I am enjoying the education of reading The Bonnie Road.. as much as the story. I am seriously impressed and will read it over and over. Beautifully written, Suzanne d'Corsey.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Twists and Turns and Celtic Knotwork in words By K. Salmon A new book! What is it? That’s hard to define. It partakes of paranormal romance. It also partakes of magical realism, and is an interesting fictional portrayal of modern witches and pagans. It partakes of a mystery; a multi-generational set of mysteries, as a matter of fact. It’s a thriller with some heart stopping moments. It is a Jane Austen style novel of manners. It is a modern novel of romance in modern Scotland where the two female characters are “cougars” in our modern negative parlance. Women of strength, determination, beauty, age, and potential drive this book to the multiple tying up of the plot points of the novel.It is written in beautiful, clear prose with an ebb and flow that reminds one of the waves on the coast of Scotland and the clarity of the brooks and tarns that flow down from the Highlands.Suzanne’s novel has multiple strands, similar to Katherine Kerr’s concept of a celtic knot in her Deverry series, intertwining one on the other over several generations with an ultimate resolution that leaves the reader quite satisfied. And in the end, the reader is even more satisfied. Things don’t end in a pretty picture of “Happily Ever After” so much as a solid representation of “Life ongoing.” We get the happy feeling that there is much more to come for our Rosalind.The two main characters are women over 40. Thought there are several male protagonists, I really can’t call the main man and the main villain “heroes” in the old definition. Both are flawed, and the positive character learns, the negative character never figures it out.But the cast ringing around the two main characters, and their history, going back two generations, is complex, multi-motivated and fluid. No “minor” character is so minor as to be a cardboard cutout, and each has a purpose and drives the plot.How did I find out about this excellent book that I am so positive about?I no longer work for a literary agency, but my eighteen months in one were a time of learning, finding new writers and meeting established authors. Soon after taking the job I was digging into the slush pile; the twenty to hundred query letters we received a day.Most were easily sorted. “Dear [[author]] thank you for your query. At this time [[agency]] will not be able to represent your MS.[[Worker at Agency.]]”Queries were rejected for multiple reasons. Poor grammar and spelling in the query letter was almost always an automatic reject. Improper submission (multiple submissions ride the crest of this wave), and submitting a manuscript from a genre that isn’t anywhere close to the agency’s actual list. One of the phrases that was always a rejection was “I have written a fictional novel.” I always hoped I’d get to those before the agent. There was a tendency to write twenty paragraph diatribes to the people who had that phrase in their queries.Very rarely did I deviate from the standard formula. Unless it was an author that just barely missed, there wasn’t any purpose in sending them back a letter that said, “Learn how to write before you submit your beloved MS.” Finding a query that actually was readable and engaging was a rarity. Eighteen months? I probably flagged less than twenty queries for follow up.Yeah, it’s that bad. And sending back a letter explaining the defects that made the MS slide just under the wire rather than make it over could have consequences. Several were pretty awful; entailing multiple emails from the disappointed querist (is that a word?) attacking the reader, the agency, and often the world for not appreciating the special nature of the precious manuscript. Given that it got so close, and these authors were told so, and given a very specific reason that they could work on, or use to find an agency that targeted that particular feature of their writing, those were a bit disconcerting.I think my favorite story to tell is when the author wrote (not to my “reader” persona, but to my supposed “boss” which email I used every day) accusing the reader who rejected the query of having a soul unable to rise to the level of “Fabio.” Puzzled, I googled “Fabio,” and proceeded to laugh myself into tears. It took ten minutes for the howls of laughter to subside and I had to go wash my face; tears are sticky when they dry. I giggled most of the day.But others were meaner, nastier and more threatening.Then there were the jewels and gems. A literary agency is interested in authors who can sell and sell again and again and again. They aren’t there to teach people to write. For that there are university, community colleges, writers’ groups, and writing workshops and ultimately, for hire editors. So for those MS that just barely made it to the wire, but not over the wire, I would sometimes say:“Dear Author, Thank you for your query. I found your premise/synopsis/sample to be interesting. We will not be asking for you to submit the entire work at this time because of [reason]. However, should you in future have another work, or a revised version of the present manuscript, we’d like to see it.”One MS that we requested the entire book was ultimately rejected by the agent. But it was rejected in the previously noted way. Independently I contacted the author on my private email and asked if she’d like my private opinion; not the agent’s. She did. I told her that the MS was good (a few minor tweaks) and that she should continue to look for representation, since I felt that it would ultimately find a home.She continued to search… and did find a home for it. Some weeks ago I received my copy of “The Bonnie Road,” by Suzanne d’Corsey.Between the book’s submission to an agent and the final publication a considerable amount of work is done. I re-read the book that I remembered (mostly) eager to see how much had changed or been tweaked and strengthened. Suzanne was very lucky to have an editor and publisher who lovingly polished and enhanced the original. There wasn’t much done in the way of changing. The plot shone intact, the language was tightened in certain points. There may have been a few cuts here and there. But it’s still the very intricate, intriguing book it first was when I saw it many many moons ago. And I highly recommend it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Richness and passion are evident By Melody The captivating tone and the immensely rich delivery make this novel a piece of art to behold. Suzanne d'Corsey provides flow, story and magick with each turn of page. Whether you practice the old ways or enjoy a solid novel at the surface I doubt you will find yourself dissatisfied with this book. The Bonnie Road is clearly the author's labor of love, dedication and perseverance.
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