Juliet Marillier
That's quite hard to answer - I have a few! Here are some of them:
The Moomin books by Tove Jansson (quirky characters, stories full of wonderful Nordic detail, evocative illustrations)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (I've always loved this American classic about a family of sisters whose father is away at war)
The Narnia books by C S Lewis (wonderful fantasy series. As a child I completely missed the Christian allegory, just read it as a magical adventure)
Marlowe series by Antonia Forest (This English series about the Marlowe family includes boarding school, horses, falconry, acting and music, and features crisp writing with no 'dumbing down' and a cast of very believable characters. It's quite hard to get copies now, as they have been out of print for a while. I read them over and over as a teenager.)
The Moomin books by Tove Jansson (quirky characters, stories full of wonderful Nordic detail, evocative illustrations)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (I've always loved this American classic about a family of sisters whose father is away at war)
The Narnia books by C S Lewis (wonderful fantasy series. As a child I completely missed the Christian allegory, just read it as a magical adventure)
Marlowe series by Antonia Forest (This English series about the Marlowe family includes boarding school, horses, falconry, acting and music, and features crisp writing with no 'dumbing down' and a cast of very believable characters. It's quite hard to get copies now, as they have been out of print for a while. I read them over and over as a teenager.)
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Taylor R.
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Juliet Marillier:
Hi Mrs. Marillier! :) I loved your Sevenwaters and Blackthorn & Grim series so much that you have inspired me to write my own historical fantasy. I just want your opinion, as a reader, does combining too many references oversaturate my plot/make it unoriginal, even if I make connect them well? It combines the black death, astral projection, Celtic references, Arthurian lore, and references the song "Scarborough Fair".
Eleanor
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Juliet Marillier:
Do you ever come to North America on book tours? One of my biggest reading-goals has always been to have you sign my original copy of DotF, which remains to this day my (literally) favorite book; bar none. (PS: the final page of Flame of Sevenwaters was beautiful. Brought back every ounce of heartache from that storyline. Kudos!)
Jami Bahr
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Juliet Marillier:
Juliet, I LOVE your books. I want to live in them. Your writing is so beautiful and so immersive and just really so wonderful. I wondered if you have ever thought about or been approached regarding other media for your stories. Movies? T.V.? I have thought, while reading Blackthorn and Grim, what a great television series that would make.
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