![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() An eccentric protagonist, certainly, Rois is also incredibly devoted to her family and those she loves. ![]() Almost fey-like herself, Rois cannot sit still but must wander through her town's neighboring woods, collecting herbs and feeling the ground beneath her bare feet. I would like to revisit this story (and other ones of hers) someday simply to enjoy the beaut y o f her language. McKillip's prose is like poetry in motion. And I rose and saw the light from Lynn Hall flickering like a star among the w ind-harrowed tre es. Long, white, insistent fingers of snow brushed against the window glass until I saw the storm out of memory, snow falling endlessly, hiding the moon, the earth, and any footprints in the frozen ground. The hard wind s sang their way into my dreams again that night. Beautiful, nostalgic, and searching, it perfectly conveys the greater themes of the novel. I've been hearing praise about McKillip's books for a while, so when I found out that she had written a "Tam Lin" retelling, I was excited to finally be introduced to her works.īy far my favorite aspect of Winter Rose is the language. ![]()
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