In the sleepy English countryside of decades past, there is a town that has stood on a jut of granite for six hundred years. And immediately to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here in the town of Wall, Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. One crisp October night, as they watch, a star falls from the sky, and Victoria promises to marry Tristran if he'll retrieve that star and bring it back for her. It is this promise that sends Tristran through the only gap in the wall, across the meadow, and into the most unforgettable adventure of his life.

enjoy reading :)

This arrived safely today--thank you so so much! It was part of a parcel filled with goodies--chocolate, cat treats, BC supplies, bookmarks, and an adorable cat-themed birthday card. Thank you for thinking of me, Releanna, I really loved everything you sent, and I'm looking forward to reading this one.

Started this only a few days ago, and at first thought that I was not going to like it. The language somhow, felt stilted or odd and hard to read. Perhaps this is because I’ve heard so much about Neil Gaiman and was expecting something different (this is the first novel of his I’ve read, though I did read and enjoy his children’s book “Fortunately the Milk”).

But then I got swept up in the story, and just sped through it. I really, really loved it—and I think I get what makes people so crazy about Gaiman now, it’s his imagination and the way that he incorporates magic and fairy tales into a story for grown-ups. There are some funny bits, and Gaiman does have a way with words, and a great, sly sense of humour, even though it wasn’t the prose I’d expected—and he does say things are gold and green a bit too often. :) Here’s a great passage:

'Tristan thought for some moments, and then he said, ‘I come from the village of Wall, where there lives a young lady named Victoria Forester, who is without peer among women, and it is to her, and to her alone, that I have given my heart. Her face is—’
‘Usual complement of bits?’ asked the little creature. ‘Eyes? Nose? Teeth? All the usual?’
‘Of course.’
‘Well then, you can skip that stuff,’ said the little hairy man. ‘We’ll take it all as said. So what damn-fool silly thing has this young lady got you a-doin’ of?’

Thank you, Releanna, for sending this book to me. I really had fun reading it!

Passed this on to a friend yesterday at our unofficial BC "meetup" over delicious handmade udon noodles… yum!

Release #22 for Bookwormlady331's KTM 2017 release challenge