Widdershins (Newford)

In Widdershins fantasy author Charles de Lint has delivered one of his most accessible and moving works of his career.Jilly Coppercorn and Geordie Riddell. Since they were introduced in the first Newford story Timeskip back in 1989 their friends and readers alike have been waiting for them to realize what everybody else already knows: that they belong together. But theyve been more clueless about how they feel for each other than the characters in When Harry Met Sally. Now in Widdershins a stand-alone novel of fairy courts set in shopping malls and the Bohemian street scene of Newfords Crowsea area Jilly and Geordies story is finally being told.Before its over well find ourselves plunged into the rancorous and sometimes violent conflict between the magical North American animal people and the more newly-arrived fairy folk. Well watch as Jilly is held captive in a sinister world based on her own worst memories--and Geordie attempting to help is sent someplace even worse. And well be captivated by the power of love and determination to redeem ancient hatreds and heal old magics gone sour.To walk widdershins is to walk counterclockwise or backwards around something. Its a classic pathway into the fairy realm. Its also the way people often back slowly into the relationships that matter the real ones that make for a life.A June 2006 Book Sense Pick