Foxfire
A Novel

"Don't you see how hard they're searching for something? — Just because you're strong and real, you mustn't be so harsh." He did not mean to be harsh, but he was puzzled. What illusion were they all pursuing? Foxfire, he thought or the dancing will-o'-the-wisp, the something always ahead and neve......more

Only Anya Seton could make a book set in a 1930s mining village interesting. I loved her descriptions and the character development. I was not expecting the sudden turn in the plot towards an adventure novel; I really enjoyed it. I have owned this book for years and only bought so I could say I owned......more

Well, I have been a huge Anya Seton fan for about fifty of my sixty years. I have read all of her books...except, until just now, "Foxfire". In the 1980s, I owned a used copy of the 1970s Fawcett Crest paperback. But I just skimmed parts of it. I knew it took place in a small backwards mining town i......more

Having watched the newly release Blu Ray DVD of Foxfire I was listening to the film commentary and they described how the book was completely different. They were correct in the assessment. I checked the book out of the library and proceeded to read. The book is about this spoiled city girl named Am......more

Wow, this was an experience! The only other Seton book I've read was her famous medieval historical novel, Katherine, but she is a giant among 20th-century writers. I should disclose that I would probably not read this book again, just because it was so rough for about 80%, with only the last 20% be......more