Rois (our narrator) likes to wander around outdoors barefoot, heedless of propriety Laurel is the more proper sister, with a fiance who loves her.
It veers from the standard legend pretty dramatically.Īn attractive young man, Corbet Lynn, moves to the medievalish village of Rois and Laurel Melior, two sisters. Winter Rose is Patricia McKillip's take on the Tam Lin folktale.
Love between family members is also important in McKillip's writing, although members of her families often disagree. Many of her characters aren't even sure of their own ancestry. Her writing usually puts her characters in situations involving mysterious powers that they don't understand. There are forests, castles, and lords or kings, minstrels, tinkers and wizards. McKillip's stories usually take place in a setting similar to the Middle Ages. She is married to David Lunde, a poet.Īccording to Fantasy Book Review, Patricia McKillip grew up in Oregon, England, and Germany, and received a Bachelor of Arts (English) in 1971 and a Master of Arts in 1973 from San Jose State University. Most of her recent novels have cover paintings by Kinuko Y. She is a past winner of the World Fantasy Award and Locus Award, and she lives in Oregon.
Patricia Anne McKillip was an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels, distinguished by lyrical, delicate prose and careful attention to detail and characterization.
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