Description from back cover

Welcome to the music clubs, the waterfront, the alleyways where ancient myths and magic spill into the modern world. Come meet Jilly, painting wonders in the rough city streets; and Geordie, playing fiddle while he dreams of a ghost; and the Angel of Grasso Street gathering the fey and the wild and the poor and the lost. Gemmins live in abandoned cars, and skells traverse the tunnels below, while mermaids swim in the gray harbor waters and fill the cold night with their song.

From imawinn2:
This is an introduction to Charles de Lint's Newford series. It is a wonderful short story collection of contemporary fantasy . The author has taken folklore and the land of fairy out of its typical setting and placed them in a gritty, urban setting. The short stories revolve around residents of De Lint's make believe city of Newford. One of the things I like about these stories is that they are somewhat interconnected with the same main human characters showing up throughout the book . It sort of reads like a novel. I also like the author's writing style. He gently and magically weaves his tales for the reader, making it almost a dream like reading experience.

I'm putting this book into emmejo's Otherworldly Bookbox. Happy Travels!

I received this as part of emmejo's Otherworldly book box. Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to read!

Passing to a friend to read and place in their community book shelf.