And in the mist, something is stirring…Īlso see our Classic & SF Masterworkssection. Now, as the town teeters on the edge of decline, the old rituals have been forgotten and the mists are rolling in.
The apple is part of a legend, promising either eternal happiness to the young couple who eat from it secure in their love – or a curse, for those who take its gift for granted.
But in a hidden orchard a golden apple dangles from a silver bough, an apple believed lost for ever. Though it was once famous for the apples it produced, these days it’s a shadow of its former self. Synopsis of The Silver Bough by Lisa Tuttle:Īppleton is a small town nestled on the coast of Scotland. 455 clean, slightly off white inside pages of English text, no inscriptions. Dust Jacket over very good condition black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine. Intact clean condition pictorial dust jacket with slight signs of handling. (First published in the USA in 2006 by Spectra Books).Īpprox. Publication Print Number: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. if only one of them will believe.The Silver Bough by Lisa Tuttle Condition and Description:įine condition used 2012 First Print UK Edition Hardback with intact unclipped Dust Jacket. Most unexpected is a handsome stranger who will draw all three women into an Otherworld where, as in Eden, the bite of a single apple can alter the course of reality. Widowed Nell Westray hopes for a quiet life in the place she and her husband spent their happiest moments.Īnd young Ashley Kaldis has come to find her roots.īut when a sudden landslide cuts Appleton off from the wider world-and the usual constraints of reality-the village reveals itself to be an extraordinary place, inhabited by legendary beings and secret rooms. And outsiders are still drawn to the charming village, including three very different American women.Įnchanted by Appleton’s famously ornate library, divorcée Kathleen Mullaroy has left her cosmopolitan job to start anew as the town’s head librarian. Now, though the orchards are long gone, locals still dream of the town’s glory days, when good luck seemed a way of life. Nestled on the coast of Scotland, Appleton was once famous for its apples. The award-winning author of The Mysteries returns with another captivating novel in which modern-day enigmas and age-old myths come together to bear spellbinding fruit.
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