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The Stumpwork Robe (The Chronicles of Eirie #1)
by
Prue Batten (Goodreads Author)
A fantasy . . .
A magnificent robe . . .
Minikin journals hidden in the embroidery.
Eldritch wights and murder.
Revenge.
This is an adult fable dipped in the folklore of Celtic Britain and detailing the tragic life of Adelina the Traveller and her friends and loves as they battle against the odds in the world of Eirie.
Pitched against evil mortals and the enchanted Others of...more
A magnificent robe . . .
Minikin journals hidden in the embroidery.
Eldritch wights and murder.
Revenge.
This is an adult fable dipped in the folklore of Celtic Britain and detailing the tragic life of Adelina the Traveller and her friends and loves as they battle against the odds in the world of Eirie.
Pitched against evil mortals and the enchanted Others of...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
(first published December 14th 2008)
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I wrote a review of this book years ago, when it first came out, as I was, I think, one of its first readers. Somehow, somewhere along the line I've lost that review and it vanished into the ether.
I remember only one line of that review and that was that it was like 'reading silk'.
The stumpwork robe is a fascinating idea: a story - a tale in the great tradition of the medieval saga - woven cunningly into a robe, hidden in the design and only readable to those who knew where to start.
The story is...more
I remember only one line of that review and that was that it was like 'reading silk'.
The stumpwork robe is a fascinating idea: a story - a tale in the great tradition of the medieval saga - woven cunningly into a robe, hidden in the design and only readable to those who knew where to start.
The story is...more
The Stumpwork Robe and The Last Stitch really form one longer book. Neither book stands alone.
I believe this is a self-published set. I'm pleased to see someone get their story out there and I found the books enjoyable.
The story is set in a world similar to ours but also populated with creatures who are borrowed from mythology. The author has a visual artist's sensibility in her descriptions of landscapes, water, hair, etc. Those who stitch will appreciate her prose. Stitchers will also be pleas...more
I believe this is a self-published set. I'm pleased to see someone get their story out there and I found the books enjoyable.
The story is set in a world similar to ours but also populated with creatures who are borrowed from mythology. The author has a visual artist's sensibility in her descriptions of landscapes, water, hair, etc. Those who stitch will appreciate her prose. Stitchers will also be pleas...more
I very much enjoyed the world of Eirie and the trials and tribulations of Adelina the Traveller. I found the language exquisite and the author was able to draw me in to another world so effectively that I wanted to just keep turning the pages to find out what was going to happen to Adelina and her friends and foes next. Yet, I had to stop myself from reading on too quickly because I wanted to savor Prue Batten’s every sentence, so evocative was the writing. Off to buy book 2 of the Eirie chronic...more
A wonderful book, I was drawn in from the first chapter and can't wait to read the next book.
Set in an enchanted world the writer takes us on a journey of her recent past in Eirie using the embroidery she has stitched onto a robe as the road from chapter to chapter. As a stitcher I found the details about the embroidery just as fascinating as the details on the fae folks. It isn't like most fantasy books and the ending really had me wanting to learn more of Adelina's life.
Set in an enchanted world the writer takes us on a journey of her recent past in Eirie using the embroidery she has stitched onto a robe as the road from chapter to chapter. As a stitcher I found the details about the embroidery just as fascinating as the details on the fae folks. It isn't like most fantasy books and the ending really had me wanting to learn more of Adelina's life.
This is a science fiction book that is set in the 1800's. Stumpwork is a type of embroidery. The main character is a gypsy who has written her story and uses magic to shrink her books down in size and hides them in her embroidery.
I loved this book and am now reading the second of four in this series
I loved this book and am now reading the second of four in this series
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Good book. Love that it is loosely based on Irish/Celtic traditions. Took me until I was a third of the way into it to really start liking it, about half way through I couldn't put it down. I think it was the "language" that I had to get used to. Now on to the second in the trilogy.
A great, unusual fantasy for fantasy lovers who look for something original and not remakes of LOTR, HP or Twilight. Fairies are the main magic of this world - but it's not Earth, so check it out.
I just loved it. And I went straight to book two! :-D
I just loved it. And I went straight to book two! :-D
I thought this book odd as I started to read it and initially I wasn't sure whether I liked the way it was written. However it wasn't long before I was hooked. I found myself intrigued by the characters and the magical things that happened. Some of it was a bit gruesome though! I've now got to buy the next book to find out what happens to Adelina!
I just read this and was totally enchanted. Each page drew me to the next and I could not put it down until the last page. I look forward to more books by this author!
Great style but fairy-tale thin world-building and uninspiring characters; the narrative entranced me despite not caring a bit for the fate of any of the main characters and a mixture of unknown to me (presumably some kind of Celtic) folklore mixed with a world that felt very make-believe
Not dissimilar in feeling with Elfland by F. Warrington, but there the characters feel "real", while here they have little depth; the beautiful, almost mythical like style kept me turnng the pages though
Not dissimilar in feeling with Elfland by F. Warrington, but there the characters feel "real", while here they have little depth; the beautiful, almost mythical like style kept me turnng the pages though
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I was born in Australia and studied history and politics at the University of Tasmania. I've worked as a hotel cleaner, a cosmetician in a major department store, a bookseller but most properly as a journalist/researcher for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation where I met my husband, also a journalist.
We now farm in Tasmania, growing the superfine wool for which Australia is famous. I spent al...more
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