Brunt Boggart

A Tapestry of Tales

by David Greygoose

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Pub Date 11 Feb 2020 | Archive Date 30 Oct 2019

Pushkin Press | Pushkin Children's Books

Children's Fiction

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Description

A unique novel comprised of a cycle of beautiful and mysterious fantasy folk tales which combine to tell an unforgettable story

This is a book like no other: a magical tapestry of folk tales, woven together to build a world that is as strange yet familiar as a half-remembered dream. It is an old world, a world of enchanted corn dollies and wild dances in poppy fields, a world of tricksters, lovers and fools.
Through this world, Greychild must journey in search of his mother: from the village of Brunt Boggart, down the treacherous Pedlar Man's track, all the way to distant Arleccra, a city of treasures and temptation. If you follow him, a part of you will never come back.

Advance Praise

"Utterly wonderful... Now that I've stepped into Brunt Boggart, I know that part of me will never leave it." -- Kevin Crossley-Holland, author of The Arthur Trilogy "David Greygoose conjures a rich, primordial dreamtime... A wonderful excavation of the story traditions that our ancestors huddled around for warmth, and highly recommended." -- Alan Moore, author of V for Vendetta and Watchmen "Conjures a magical, poetic world of tricksters and enchantments in the mossy hollows of an ancient village." -- Observer "It tastes fabulously medieval, it smells uncanny, it looks like the roots of half-forgotten herbs, and it sounds like verbs of thunder and earth." -- Jay Griffiths, author of Wild: An Elemental Journey "[A] many faceted, finely crafted and genuinely enjoyable book... a piece of work that can be enjoyed equally by aficionados of fantasy, of folk horror and of fairy tale and folklore." -- Moof Magazine "A marvellous collection of dream-like stories, all delightfully odd and many distinctly sinister... A book to be savoured." -- Nudge Books "A strange and beautiful book." -- The School Librarian

Available Editions

EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781782692065
PRICE	CA$19.95 (CAD)
PAGES	448

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Adam D, Librarian

A cool collection of fantasy short stories. There is a lot to love in this collection. I'll definitely be recommending it to patrons.

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Jason M, Reviewer

"Brunt Boggart" by David Greygoose was a fascinating collection of short stories geared to the middle school aged and young adults. It contains many exciting animal tales in a genre similar to "The Green Ember" and the "Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of Nimh." It is a lengthy book that one could take their time reading through each story one by one.

There is so much content in this book it should delight young readers for a good amount of time as they work their way through the tales. It was a great read!

I received this eBook free of charge from Pushkin Press via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I did not receive any fiscal compensation from either company for this review and the opinions expressed herein are entirely my own.

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catherine h, Reviewer

I love worlds like the one in this story! I wish places existed like this! For better or worse, I'd find a way to live there. I am a lover of folk and fairy tales, and sci-fi and fantasy, too. I enjoyed this story very much. I am sure middle schoolers will love it as well. It's magical and the author just painted such wonderful dreams (and nightmares!) with words. I will be purchasing this book for my own collection to enjoy again and again. great addition to a school or children's library collection.