The ways of old merge with the magical and fantastic in this wondrous world. Experience Westermead’s thaw and awakening season by season, the lush heat of summer's passion and the retreat into winter’s desolate embrace. Come celebrate and mourn with the people of Westermead as they make their way through a world steeped both in beauty and dread.
More than just a collection of tales, Westermead brings to life an enchanted country where the supernatural is as natural as the sunrise. Follow the intrepid documentarians, Purdy and Beech, on their hunt for the fearsome Frost Mare. Learn the secret of the stranger whose life little Melly saved in Four Bronze Sisters. Face The Mask of Black Tears alongside Mullein Wick while he fights for his sister's release from servitude.
This new mythology is ripe with unique characters, spiced with folkways and mixed throughout with a deep respect for all things natural. Given storytelling this vibrant, it is both easy and thrilling to get lost in Thomas’ unique landscape.
Contents:
Spring:
The Green Boy
Calling the Water
Four Bronze Sisters
Lore of Northern Stones
Summer:
The Frost Mare
Rare Creatures of Westermead
The Powder Men
The Thatcher's Cat
Radley Birchcroft's Decapitation
Autumn:
Memories of Balance-Tide
Recipes for Warm Keep
Spider Hill
The Soldier and the Cryptie
The Mask of Black Tears
Some Famous Hauntings
Winter:
The Winter Women
The Woman Who Cried Birds
The Crow Tree
Home to Broomwood
