The Diviner's Tale: A Novel: Library Edition

from MrsMich02

Absolutely gorgeous flowing river of similes and metaphors. One of my favorites was "Never set a metronome by waves, it occurred to me, unless you want to play the music of the spheres." So beautiful. Great descriptions of islands around Mt. Desert Maine. The only thing I noticed that pulled me o...

from caroren

Walking a lonely forested valley on a spring morning in upstate New York, having been hired by a developer to dowse the land, Cassandra Brooks comes upon the shocking vision of a young girl hanged from a tree. When she returns with authorities to the site, the body has vanished, leaving in questi...

from vlcraven

Cassandra Brooks is dowsing for water one day when she comes across the body of a hanged girl. By the time the police arrive the girl has disappeared. The journey the ensues is both personal and has repercussions that will effect the entire town. Morrow's prose is luminous, his characters are hum...

from suballa

Cassandra Brooks wants an interesting but ordinary life, but her gifts of divining and fore-vision are getting in the way. As a child, Cassandra was taught the art of diving by her father Nep, who was taught by his father, who was taught by his father and so on. She was soon able to divine the fu...

from bibliobeck

I was disappointed with this book. The blurb promised much that I felt the book didn't deliver. I totally agree with the previous review - why did the villain of the piece act as he did?? No idea. I also expected far more twists and turns and was disappointed that the story followed the lines it ...