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The Stolen Child is a classic tale of leaving childhood and the search for identity. With just the right mix of fantasy and realism, Keith Donohue has created a bedtime story for adults and a literary fable of remarkable depth and strange delights.
The Stolen Child's blend of fantasy and realism combined with a classic search for identity story should place it firmly in the latter category. A hit in the UK, it did well in hardcover in the USA.
May 9, 2006 · 3.73. 11,520 ratings1,465 reviews. Inspired by the W.B. Yeats poem that tempts a child from home to the waters and the wild, The Stolen Child is a modern fairy tale narrated by the child Henry Day and his double. On a summer night, Henry Day runs away from home and hides in a hollow tree.
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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1st, 2006. Fairies, alive and well in '60s small-town America, replace a human boy with one of their own—and fabulous adventures ensue.
Oct 15, 2016 · When Henry Day was seven years old he was stolen by hobgoblins, one of their own changlings taking his place in the real world, while he joined the band of children living in the forest.
Jul 3, 2006 · 'The Stolen Child' by Keith Donohue Ruth, who listens to Blue Lake Radio in West Michigan, endorses the acclaim for this literary fantasy novel by Keith Donohue. Special Series Read Any...
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