MAGUS OF STONEWYLDE: THE FIRST BOOK OF STONEWYLDE
Book ID/图书代码： 10010011B45548
English Summary/英文概要： Sylvie is dying. A victim of crippling allergies, poisoned by the pollution and chemicals of modern life, Sylvie is trapped in a hospital bed while her mother and doctors watch her life slipping away.
But one of them offers her a chance. There’s an alternative community - Stonewylde - hidden away behind high boundary walls in a corner of Dorset. If their leader, the charismatic Magus, would let Sylvie visit then perhaps the clean air and green lifestyle may restore her vitality. Or at least give her some measure of peace before she dies. It’s a chance, and when Sylvie and her mother take it, they find themselves in a haven of tranquillity and beauty.
But it’s not all idyllic. The Magus sends a moody, secretive Village boy to work in their garden as a punishment. He warns them to stay away from him - he’s rebellious and in deep trouble. But Sylvie is curious about Yul and, as their forbidden friendship grows, she sees that all is not quite as it seems at Stonewylde.
Why was she told to keep away from Yul - and why are she and her mother so drawn to the Magus? Is the crone on the hill really a powerful wise-woman, or just a crazed old hag bent on destroying the peace with her wild prophecies? And what exactly is the magical secret at the heart of this seemingly perfect community?
Deep in the green hills of Dorset lies a hidden place of secrets, passion and fatal conflict.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 塞爾維躺在醫院病床上，奄奄一息。母親和醫生們圍繞在她的床前，看著她的生命一點點耗盡。塞爾維患有非常嚴重的過敏症，現代生活所造成化學物質污染毒害著她年輕的生命。突然，他們當中的某個人提供了一個求生的機會。在這個國家裡有一個叫做Stonewylde的神秘地方，它位於多賽特郡的一角，四周由高強將之與外界隔離開來。如果Stonewylde的魅力超凡的首領Magus答應賽維爾訪問他們的領地，也許新鮮的空氣以及安逸的生活方式能過讓她恢復活力。或者至少能讓她在死前度過一段平靜的時光。這是一個機會，當賽維爾和母親接受這個建議後，他們發現自己置身于一個寧靜而美麗的天堂。
但事實上，這裡也並非如田園牧歌版美好。作為懲罰，Magus派遣一個喜怒無常、偷偷摸摸的鄉村男孩到他們的花園裡工作。他警告他們遠離那個叛逆又深陷麻煩的男孩。但是，賽維爾對Yul太過於好奇。隨著二人不被祝福的友情漸漸加深，賽維爾發現這裡所有的事情都沒有表面上那麼寧靜。
為什麼賽維爾被告知避開Yul？為什麼賽維爾和她的母親對Magus如此著迷？山丘上的那個醜老太婆真的是一個法力強大，聰慧過人的女人嗎？或者只是一個企圖用她狂野的寓言破壞寧靜生活的瘋狂老巫婆？還有就是這個看似平靜的社區到底以神秘魔力為中心支撐？（from XMM）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 凱特.貝利是一位熱愛自然世界的英國作家。她對古老的岩石，宗教聖地，秀麗的風景以及野生物種和大自然報以極大的熱愛。當她走在山間、樹林，或者凝視月亮時，她是一個有靈性的人，最能體會自然的創造力。
多年來，凱特一直在學校當老師，育有三個孩子也已近長大成人。作者在樹林中遇見一隻野兔後便開始創作Stonewylde系列。作者和一個完美的男人以及兩隻緬甸貓住在英格蘭16世紀的鄉村別墅裡。她和愛人喜歡旅遊和冒險。到目前為止，作者已經完成了該系列的前四本，她還樂於參加作家交流會與其他作家分享寫作經驗。想要瞭解作者更多情況請登錄Stonewylde官網。Kit Berry is an English writer who loves the natural world. She has a great love of standing stones, ancient sacred sites, the beauty of the landscape and wildlife and nature. She’s a spiritual person who feels most at one with creation when she’s out walking in the hills or woods, or gazing at the moon.
Kit was a school teacher for many years, and raised three sons who are now grown up. She began writing the Stonewylde Series after a transformational encounter in some woods with a hare (or jack-rabbit in US speak!). She enoys going to alternative retreats and festivals. She lives with a wonderful man and two Burmese cats in a 16th Century cottage in England. Kit and her partner enjoy travelling and new adventures. Kit has written four of the five books in the Stonewylde Series. She continues to work on the series, and loves to attend author events to speak about her writing. She can be found on MySpace and contacted via the Stonewylde website.
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