Mythopoeic Fantasy Award nominee for Childrens Literature 2005.

In a remote Scottish village, nine-year-old Wise Child is taken in by Juniper, a healer and sorceress. Then Wise Child's mother, Maeve, a black witch, reappears. In choosing between Maeve and Juniper, Wise Child discovers the extent of her supernatural powers – and her true loyalties.

Published
1987

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