false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175655444m/543343.jpg 543343 12 Now in softcover, Charles de Lints stunning new novel of magic and danger in the modern world. In novel after novel, and story after story, Charles de Lint has brought an entire imaginary North American city to vivid life. Newford: where magic lights dark streets; where myths walk clothed in modern shapes; where a broad cast of extraordinary and affecting people work to keep the whole world turning.At the center of all the entwined lives of Newford stands a young artist named Jilly Coppercorn, with her tangled hair, her paint-splattered jeans, a smile perpetually on her lips Jilly, whose paintings capture the hidden beings that dwell in the citys shadows. Now, at last, de Lint tells Jilly's own story . . . for behind the painter's fey charm lies a dark secret and a past shes labored to forget. And that past is coming to claim her now. In The Onion Girl, Jilly Coppercorn says, "Pull back the layers of my life, and you wont find anything at the core. Just a broken child. A hollow girl." She's very, very good at running. But life has just forced Jilly to stop. "The [Newford] books have all been written in such a way that you should be able to pick up any one and get a full and complete story. However, characters do reoccur, off center stage as it were, and their stories do follow a sequence." 2570632 book 2001 The Onion Girl (Newford, Book 11) total:1261|5:492|4:469|3:234|2:48|1:18| 1261 5152 1748 104 3 5 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 13:52:10 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 13:33:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Nov 18 14:21:24 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 14:29:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 07:55:46 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 09:42:16 -0700 2007 Once upon a time...
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What a clunker. I heard from the rest of the bookclub ladies that it wasn't great, but I was willing to give it a chance. Mistake.

I made it to page 49 and refused to proceed any further after reading this dr...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Dec 24 08:52:19 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 08:56:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 12:12:21 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 07:48:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 13:01:12 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 20:48:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Aug 10 09:30:43 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 06:51:40 -0700 2007 2 1 false false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 09:05:08 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 14:24:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 true false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 11:19:25 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 11:22:45 -0700 2007 The story line begins with Jilly in the hospital, struck by a car in a hit-and-run accident. Her body...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 22:01:17 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 09:23:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 17 10:52:22 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 10:58:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Jun 11 17:23:31 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 17:41:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 21:34:24 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 16:06:39 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 01:21:22 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 12:51:32 -0700 2009
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This isn't urban fantasy like most of the paranormal romances that currently fall into that category. Instead, I think it should be issued with Prozac. It's the most affecting piece I've ever read on child abuse. For all it's a tale of recovery (or of ...more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Aug 19 14:01:45 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 14:40:27 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 14:01:45 -0700 2009
The Onion Girl was a tough read for me because Jilly is one of my favorite Newford characters....more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 09:26:12 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 03:30:27 -0800 2009
Jilly Coppercorn is a strong woman who has overcome many things in her life. Yet she still canâ€...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 03 19:57:30 -0700 2007 Wed May 23 06:22:38 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=543343