Megge of Bury Down

The Bury Down Chronicles, Book One

by Rebecca Kightlinger

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Pub Date 1 Feb 2020 | Archive Date 22 May 2020

Rowan Moon | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles

Historical Fiction | Women's Fiction

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Description

In thirteenth century Cornwall, young Megge has just come of age to be apprenticed to her mother, the healer of Bury Down. But first, she must accept and vow to protect The Book of Seasons, an ancient tome that holds life-sustaining power harnessed centuries earlier by Murga, the first seer of Bury Down.

At her vowtaking ceremony, yearning to accept her inheritance and take her place among her family's long line of healers and seers, Megge reaches for the book. When she touches it, she feels something writhe within it and becomes convinced that the book is cursed and that she too will be cursed if she accepts it.

Despite her mother's pleas to protect the book from the one who would usurp its power, Megge refuses to even look at it. But when a Blackfriar abbot arrives in the village claiming to be under orders to root out heretics, and imprisons the healer for refusing to turn over her "demon's book," will Megge finally summon the courage to take that vow?

Megge of Bury Down is a coming-of-age story set in medieval Cornwall and featuring strong women protagonists, nuanced antagonists, and a young girl asked to make a frightening promise. Adult and young adult readers who enjoy magical realism—tales of real people living in the real world, in an identifiable place and time, but who possess powers such as telepathy, control of reincarnation, and the ability to communicate across the veil—will enjoy this multi-generational saga of the women of Bury Down.

In thirteenth century Cornwall, young Megge has just come of age to be apprenticed to her mother, the healer of Bury Down. But first, she must accept and vow to protect The Book of Seasons, an...

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Advance Praise

“Rebecca Kightlinger is a weaver of earth magic and a mixer of potions, and her suspenseful and magical chronicle mixes up a brew of destiny and reckoning, tradition and dreams."
—Annie Finch, author of Among the Goddesses and The Poetry Witch Little Book of Spells

"With its matrilineal history of secrets passed down by complex, hardened, loving women, its touches of magic, and its skillful attention to historical detail, Megge of Bury Down is a wonderful debut. Megge is a protagonist easy to fall in love with, to root for, to worry about, and when dark forces enter her world Kightlinger’s storytelling abilities shine. This novel manages to be full of careful character studies, and yet also shot through with dramatic tension that is certain to keep readers turning the pages. It's a full, satisfying novel that will, at the end, leave you hungry for the next installment."
— David Anthony Durham, author of Pride of Carthage and the Acacia trilogy

"I was recently going through a period of pretty high anxiety, and really needed a story that I could just sink into. One that felt a little slower-paced. A little magical. A journey, more than an adventure. Welcome to Megge of Bury Down by Rebecca Kightlinger. Rebecca Kightlinger is a spell weaver. She has to be . . . There is so much beauty in Megge of Bury Down, but there is an amazing amount of mystery. So often, I found myself thinking, “What on earth? What aren’t they telling Megge? Why is going on? No, that did NOT just happen!” and it was stinkin’ awesome."
—Stacie Tyson

“Rebecca Kightlinger is a weaver of earth magic and a mixer of potions, and her suspenseful and magical chronicle mixes up a brew of destiny and reckoning, tradition and dreams."
—Annie Finch...

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