I have read The Last Unicorn several times, at least once out loud to my kids, and I’m still proud of having been able to work a quote from the book into a history of astronomy talk I once gave at the Newberry Library in Chicago. I still consider the triumvirate of Beagle’s early books among the best modern classics of fantasy (though to be fair I See By My Outfit is actually more of a travelogue). Beagle, acknowledged master of urban fantasy. I think most aspiring writers would agree that writing just one book with the style, grace, and poignant beauty of each of these would be a worthy triumph for a long career-let alone three of such caliber in a row right out of the gate. But then again, it’s certainly not fair that any young author should have written A Fine and Private Place (1960), The Last Unicorn (1968), and I See By My Outfit (1965) so early in his career and in such rapid succession.
Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.It’s probably not fair to measure an author’s most recent work by the same standards as an author’s very earliest and (some would argue) best. An enigmatic young waitress with strange abilities, when the lovely Lioness comes to Gardner Island even the weather takes notice."-Goodreads. "It was a typically unpleasant Puget Sound winter before the arrival of Lioness Lazos. But lingering in Lioness's past is a dark secret - and even summer days must pass. Her new family thrives, even as they may be growing apart.
Lioness grows more captivating as the days grow longer. With Lioness in their lives, they are suddenly compelled to explore their deepest dreams and desires. She is taken in by two disenchanted lovers-dynamic Joanna Delvecchio and scholarly Abe Aronson - visited by Joanna's previously unlucky-in-love daughter, Lily. As an impossibly beautiful spring leads into a perfect summer, Lioness is drawn to a complicated family.
An enigmatic young waitress with strange abilities, when the lovely Lioness comes to Gardner Island even the weather takes notice. It was a typically unpleasant Puget Sound winter before the arrival of Lioness Lazos. Beagle (The Last Unicorn) returns with this long-anticipated new novel, a beautifully bittersweet tale of passion, enchantment, and the nature of fate.
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