Omschrijving
In this fantasy adventure, a young girl must brave
a magical world of strange creatures and shivering
landscapes to find her missing parents and defeat a
monster who feeds off fear.
“Not all stories are spells, but all spells are stories.”
Thus begins the wisdom of the Book of Murmurs, a storybook
Little Moon’s mother reads to her at bedtime. When one day her
parents are slain by the frightful Shenk and the book is stolen by
the mischievous Catwitch, these words will guide the girl on her
quest to piece her world back together.
Enter a fantastical world encompassing the lush Glassmoor
forest, the shivering magic of The Fault, the ethereal grandeur
of The Wandering Haar, the secret Mushroom Library. Along the
way, the girl encounters curious friends and foes — the Goblin, the
stranger, the assassin, the librarians, gigantic spiders, a family of
giants, and many others. In this place, names carry power, and the
nameless are lost, adding an interior and metaphorical dimension
to the girl’s journey.
Looming over all is the Shenk — who threatens to steal names and
consume the realm with fear. In confronting this monster, the girl will
face her trauma, learn of her maternal history of witchcraft, and discover her role.
In The Book of Murmurs, graphic novelist Candice Purwin crafts
a fantasy world rich in lore and vibrantly rendered in watercolors and
colored pencils. An enchanting story of grief, identity, and queerness
that conjures whimsy, wonder, and a delightfully gothic sense of dread.