The life of elves
By: Muriel Barbery ; translated from the French by Alison Anderson
Contributors: Anderson, Alison, translator
Publisher: Europa Editions
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781609453152
Subjects: Girls; Elves; Fiction
Work titles: Vie des elfes
Description: Maria lives in a remote village in Burgundy, where she learns that she has a gift for communicating with nature. Hundreds of miles away in Italy, Clara discovers that she possesses a stunning musical genius and is sent from the countryside to Rome to develop her preternatural abilities. Barbery's The life of the elves tells the story of two children whose extraordinary talents will bring them into contact with magical worlds and malevolent forces. If, against all odds, they can be brought together, their meeting may shape the course of history.--Amazon.