Tam Lin Paperback - 2006
by Dean, Pamela
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
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 Used - Very Good
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Firebird, U.S.A.
- Date 2006
- Features Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 011197
- 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
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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.