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Homecoming
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For this Cinderella, midnight is only the beginning...
Avani of Shroca has never danced at a ball, in glass slippers or any other kind. Her world is her bad-tempered cousins' kitchen, and her only pleasure her escapes to the nearby forest, though she must be back by midnight or she risks being found out. One night near the beginning of autumn, she overstays her time, and her world changes.
Overnight, Vani is transformed from a cinderwench to a Duke's pampered daughter, courted by the King of Anosir himself. Her only worry now should be the far-off unrest of the kingdom's non-human races. But as she knows, what should be, is not always.
Though Vani makes friends among the young nobles, her truest help comes from her teachers in music and magic, a palace cook, and a storytelling woodcarver, who guide her as her parents have not. What will she do when the King's laws threaten her mentors?
Vani's destiny seems determined to give her a fairy-tale ending, when nothing could be further from her wishes. Will she be able to trick her fate into allowing her a true Homecoming?
Product Description
For this Cinderella, midnight is only the beginning...
Avani of Shroca has never danced at a ball, in glass slippers or any other kind. Her world is her bad-tempered cousins' kitchen, and her only pleasure her escapes to the nearby forest, though she must be back by midnight or she risks being found out. One night near the beginning of autumn, she overstays her time, and her world changes.
Overnight, Vani is transformed from a cinderwench to a Duke's pampered daughter, courted by the King of Anosir himself. Her only worry now should be the far-off unrest of the kingdom's non-human races. But as she knows, what should be, is not always.
Though Vani makes friends among the young nobles, her truest help comes from her teachers in music and magic, a palace cook, and a storytelling woodcarver, who guide her as her parents have not. What will she do when the King's laws threaten her mentors?
Vani's destiny seems determined to give her a fairy-tale ending, when nothing could be further from her wishes. Will she be able to trick her fate into allowing her a true Homecoming?
333 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2013
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About the author
Anne B. Walsh
32 books42 followersAnne B. Walsh has been telling stories from the time she could talk, but it took her twenty years to realize she could make a living at it. She left her office job on a leap of faith two months before seeing a PBS special which changed her life. The resulting four-book series of historical fantasy romances is known collectively as the Chronicles of Glenscar (or will be, when it involves more than one book!).
Anne lives east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her roommate Krystal. They are owned by a pair of needy, and kneady, cats named Poppy and Sesame. Her parents and siblings live two hours north, otherwise known as just far enough away.
She has been writing Harry Potter fan fiction for almost eight years and is known best in that genre as the creator of the "Dangerverse" alternate universe. Beyond writing fiction, Anne's preoccupations include reading fiction; singing anywhere that will have her, including her church and local galas; theatre, especially musicals; all forms of cooking; and her family and friends.
Within writing fiction, her preoccupations are much the same, meaning most of her stories involve loving families, delicious food, and good music. Consider yourself warned.
A number of projects are awaiting Anne's attention now that she has completed her first original novel. Among these are the final novel-length work in the Dangerverse, "Surpassing Danger", and her first personal anthology, "Cat Tales", a collection of short fiction featuring cats and cat-like beings, including a short prequel to "A Widow in Waiting" and a story from her original Trycanta universe.
Anne lives east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her roommate Krystal. They are owned by a pair of needy, and kneady, cats named Poppy and Sesame. Her parents and siblings live two hours north, otherwise known as just far enough away.
She has been writing Harry Potter fan fiction for almost eight years and is known best in that genre as the creator of the "Dangerverse" alternate universe. Beyond writing fiction, Anne's preoccupations include reading fiction; singing anywhere that will have her, including her church and local galas; theatre, especially musicals; all forms of cooking; and her family and friends.
Within writing fiction, her preoccupations are much the same, meaning most of her stories involve loving families, delicious food, and good music. Consider yourself warned.
A number of projects are awaiting Anne's attention now that she has completed her first original novel. Among these are the final novel-length work in the Dangerverse, "Surpassing Danger", and her first personal anthology, "Cat Tales", a collection of short fiction featuring cats and cat-like beings, including a short prequel to "A Widow in Waiting" and a story from her original Trycanta universe.
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February 21, 2018
I love the family sense of Anne's stories.
Reading this after being fully immersed in her fanfiction, I feel I may be a little over critical and that may have made it harder for me to immerse myself fully in the story.
Homecoming. had an odd feeling of familiarity with being too similar.
The world Anne has created is fascinating. I loved her races and her magic. On the magic though, I really feel she could have added more detail. There was a lack of something. Richness I might call it. I hope she does continue the story because there's so much room for more in this story.
The characters were well drawn and realistic for the most part. The first time I read this I had just been reading Anne's fanfiction, and I got distracted by the slight parallels between characters. The second time I was able to see them fully as their own people. There could probably be deeper characterization with some of them, but I'm sure that will come if a sequel is ever written
As for the plot, it was solid and enjoyable. I saw through some things immediately, but only due to my over exposure to her work.
Overall a great story
Reading this after being fully immersed in her fanfiction, I feel I may be a little over critical and that may have made it harder for me to immerse myself fully in the story.
Homecoming. had an odd feeling of familiarity with being too similar.
The world Anne has created is fascinating. I loved her races and her magic. On the magic though, I really feel she could have added more detail. There was a lack of something. Richness I might call it. I hope she does continue the story because there's so much room for more in this story.
The characters were well drawn and realistic for the most part. The first time I read this I had just been reading Anne's fanfiction, and I got distracted by the slight parallels between characters. The second time I was able to see them fully as their own people. There could probably be deeper characterization with some of them, but I'm sure that will come if a sequel is ever written
As for the plot, it was solid and enjoyable. I saw through some things immediately, but only due to my over exposure to her work.
Overall a great story
February 3, 2013
I like Anne's work, especially Dangerverse and any universes that spiral out of that tale. But this one seems to need some polish yet. I know she has been working on the tales of Trycanta for many years, and perhaps it was because of me (I was juggling many final exams and law readings at the time) that this feels a bit.. perhaps untidy, compared to her other works. I bought the book as soon as it came out in January, as a sort of mid-exam gift for myself, to read before falling asleep and purge my mind of all the schoolwork stuff. But maybe I need to revisit it during some lazy afternoons in the summer with some ice coffee, to give it proper credit.
March 14, 2013
This book was the second one I have read by the same author. I did like the story but it was quite a difficult read straight from the start. The words are bouncing there and back and the formatting done in a way that I actually lost my way in the book fairly quickly. I still liked the idea of the story so kept reading no matter the difficulties. I will definitely look up other books of the series and hope they will be easier to follow and digest.
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