| Category: | Cultural Heritage Fiction |
|---|---|
| Author: | Barbara Salvatore |
| Publisher: | BIG HORSE BOOKS |
| Publication Date: | November 13, 2022 |
| Number of Pages: | 353 |
| ISBN-10: | 978-1-957861-02-9 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1-957861-03-6 |
Magghie by Barbara
Salvatore is a wonderfully crafted story that is permeated with humanity and
magical realism. The reader is introduced to young Magghie, the only child of
an industrious German couple in Northern Pennsylvania. Growing on the farm,
Magghie learns to ''catch flutter-bys and dragonflies, and frogs under water,
with her bare hands, and name practically every plant living around her.'' She
learns about plants and medicine from her mother and her father teaches her to
work with horses and drive teams.
While she is not particularly loved by the neighbors who
look at her as a small witch, Magghie enjoys her idyllic life. But everything
is upended when the valley is hit by cholera at the same time that Mormon
pioneers arrive. As she flees West with her horses, she must rise up to protect
what is most precious to her.
This novel is lyrical in style and the author's imaginative world and gift for
the economy of words shine through the narrative. Barbara Salvatore invents a
world that is real, and I love every weave and thread of this world, the
beliefs, the details in the daily activities of the villagers, and the growing
children. You will find good poetry sprinkled in the book like the following
lullaby:
''Grow, my dear, grow... and I will be here...
to watch and love you
To sing your praise... To sing for rain...''
The prose sparkles and the characters are believable, stunningly imagined, and
vividly drawn. This is a tale of survival that follows a young, gifted
protagonist who must protect what is left of her and what she loves most
dearly. Barbara Salvatore is a gifted writer who creates characters that
readers will adore and a world that is strangely familiar. Magghie is an immersive read that will delight readers.
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