Lamp Black, Wolf Grey, Paula Brackston
Lamp Black, Wolf Grey, Paula Brackston
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Lamp Black, Wolf Grey
A Novel

Author: Paula Brackston

Narrator: Marisa Calin

Unabridged: 10 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2015


Synopsis

Artist Laura Matthews finds her new home in the Welsh mountains to be a place so charged with tales and legends that she is able to reach through the gossamer-fine veil that separates her own world from that of myth and fable.

She and her husband Dan have given up their city life and moved to Blaencwm, an ancient longhouse high in the hills. Here she hopes that the wild beauty will inspire her to produce her best art and will give her the baby they have longed for. But this high valley is also home to others, such as Rhys the charismatic loner who pursues Laura with fervor. And Anwen, the wise old woman from the neighboring farm who seems to know so much but talks in riddles. And then there is Merlin.

Lamp Black, Wolf Grey tells both Laura's story and Merlin's. For once he too walked these hills, with his faithful grey wolf at his heel. It was here he fell in love with Megan, nurse-maid to the children of the hated local noble, Lord Geraint. Merlin was young, at the start of his renowned career as a magician, but when he refuses to help Lord Geraint it is Megan who may pay the price.

From New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston, Lamp Black, Wolf Grey is an enchanting tale of love and magic featuring her signature blend of gorgeous writing, an intriguing historical backdrop, and a relatable heroine that readers are sure to fall in love with.

About Paula Brackston

PAULA BRACKSTON is the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch's Daughter and The Little Shop of Found Things, among others. Paula lives with her family in the historical border city of Hereford in the beautiful Wye valley. When not at her desk in her writing room, she enjoys long walks with the dog in a sublime landscape filled with the imprints of past lives and ancient times.

About Marisa Calin

Marisa Calin is an actress, narrator, and novelist born in England and educated in New York at the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts. An artist with a flair for everything literary, she has written a young adult novel, You & Me, which received a Kirkus Starred Review, and has narrated the audio books Ruby Red and Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Louisa on February 24, 2011

The saying "never judge a book by its cover" is very true in the case of Lamp Black, Wolf Grey. I was expecting a story of magic and myth entwined with a modern, romantic time-slip. What I got was very dissatisfying. The main character of the story is Laura, an artist who moves to Wales with her hus......more

Goodreads review by Lolly K Dandeneau on June 03, 2015

I suppose I enjoyed it well enough, as it was a light somewhat romantic? read. I wanted so much more out of Merlin, being a larger than life Legand (with a capital L) I had high hopes. He isn't what I expected in this story. The begining had me intrigued but then it wasn't so mysterious because I beg......more

Goodreads review by Margaret on November 08, 2022

Once again I loved this book and to think I’d never thought of reading fantasy before! I’d never read books with fantastical and mythical creatures but this story doesn’t have those and it is for me ‘believable’. Laura the main character was such a good choice by Paula the author. She mentions at th......more

Goodreads review by The Lit Bitch on September 22, 2015

3.5 stars I’ve read a lot of Brackston’s books, mainly her witch books, which are always entertaining and well written. This book was a little different than her signature witch books but it still had some of my favorite elements such as a mystical setting and a strong heroine that many readers can r......more

Goodreads review by AYearOfBooks on August 13, 2016

Is there anyone who describes Wales better than Paula Brackston? Brackston excels in describing the wild Welsh setting, and infuses her home with a sense of rugged beauty and hidden magic. “Lamb Black, Wolf Grey” tells dual stories in different times, both featuring the Legendary Merlin. Laura, a p......more