Tamsin (novel)
Appearance
Author | Peter S. Beagle |
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Cover artist | Paul Youll |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy novel |
Publisher | Roc Books |
Publication date | October 1, 1999 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 288 pp |
ISBN | 0-451-45763-3 |
OCLC | 41256401 |
813/.54 21 | |
LC Class | PS3552.E13 T36 1999 |
Tamsin is a 1999 fantasy novel by Peter S. Beagle. It won a Mythopoeic Award in 2000 for adult literature.
Plot summary
Jennifer Gluckstein moves with her mother to a 300-year-old farm in Dorset, England, to live with her new stepfather and stepbrothers, Julian and Tony. Initially lonely, Jenny befriends Tamsin Willoughby, the ghost of the original farm's owner's daughter. She is drawn into reliving the tragedy of Monmouth Rebellion and confronting the vengeful ghost of the notorious Judge Jeffreys.[1]
Awards
- 2000 Mythopoeic Award[2]
References
External links
- Tamsin, at (Unofficially) Peter S. Beagle
- Review of Tamsin by Eleanor M. Farrell at The Mythopoeic Society