An utterly original coming-of-age tale, marked by wrenching humor and staggering charisma, about a young woman resisting the savagery of adulthood in a community of the elderly rejecting the promise of youth. **"Cygnet is a beautiful book, a meander through the fluid anxiety of youth, an observatio
Cygnet
โ Scribed by Patricia A McKillip
- Publisher
- Ace Books
- Year
- 2013;2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 363 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0441014798
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The sorceress and the cygnet -- The cygnet and the firebird.
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