The Forest House (Avalon, Book 2)
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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Author: Marion Zimmer BradleyEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-06-05
ISBN: 0451461533
Number of pages: 462
Publisher: Roc
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Book Review: Bittersweet and spellbinding
Summary: 5 Stars
In Roman-ruled Britain, Romeo meets Juliet. No, not quite - actually it's Gaius, half-British son of a Roman military officer, who meets Eilan, granddaughter of the Archdruid. Their tragic love drives much of the plot in this story of a time when Rome's male-dominated version of paganism causes the British druids to alter their goddess-worshipping faith to make it more acceptable to their conquerers. For that reason the women of the Goddess's "Forest House" (a religious community headed by the High Priestess) no longer control their own sexuality, as the dominant faction of their male counterparts (the druids) deals with the Romans and strives to keep the priestess' fearful power safely mastered.
Eilan arrives at the Forest House as a young woman, and there she spends her life. When she is chosen to succeed the High Priestess, she quickly learns both the high cost of serving as the Goddess's earthly voice and the ways in which she can circumvent her grandfather's control. As she strives to shape her people's future, Eilan also deals with the consequences of a brief reunion with Gaius - an encounter that she later realizes has sealed both their fates, in a way that plays out many years later.
A bittersweet and spellbinding tale that left me feeling certain I had been present in another time and place.
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