Tam Lin Paperback - 2006
by Dean, Pamela
- New
Based upon the classic Scottish fairy tale about a girl's lover being stolen by the Queen of Faery, this magical, contemporary novel is set on a midwestern college campus in the late 1960s and early 1970s with outlandish theater majors. "An intriguing mix of magic, literature and academic politics".--Locus.
Description
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Details
- Title Tam Lin
- Author Dean, Pamela
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Later Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Firebird, New York, New York
- Date August 3, 2006
- Features Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # ING9780142406526
- ISBN 9780142406526 / 014240652X
- Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 kg)
- Dimensions 8.24 x 5.58 x 1.39 in (20.93 x 14.17 x 3.53 cm)
- Ages 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Fairy tales
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006279896
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
About Russell Books Ltd British Columbia, Canada
Family owned and operated since 1961. Located in Downtown Victoria selling new, used, and remainder titles in all categories. We also have an extensive selection of Journals, cards and calendars.
Summary
In the ancient Scottish ballad "Tam Lin," headstrong Janet defies Tam Lin to walk in her own land of Carterhaugh . . . and then must battle the Queen of Faery for possession of her lover’s body and soul. In this version of "Tam Lin," masterfully crafted by Pamela Dean, Janet is a college student, "Carterhaugh" is Carter Hall at the university where her father teaches, and Tam Lin is a boy named Thomas Lane. Set against the backdrop of the early 1970s, imbued with wit, poetry, romance, and magic, Tam Lin has become a cult classic—and once you begin reading, you’ll know why. This reissue features an updated introduction by the book’s original editor, the acclaimed Terri Windling.
