The Sparrow Sisters LP

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With echoes of the alchemy of Practical Magic, the lushness of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, and the darkly joyful wickedness of the Witches of East End, Ellen Herricks debut novel spins an enchanting love story about a place where magic whispers just beneath the surface and almost anything is possible, if you arent afraid to listen.

The Sparrow Sisters are as tightly woven into the seaside New England town of Granite Point as the wild sweet peas that climb the stone walls along the harbor. Sorrel, Nettie and Patience are as colorful as the beach plums on the dunes and as mysterious as the fog that rolls into town at dusk.

Patience is the town healer and when a new doctor settles into Granite Point he brings with him a mystery so compelling that Patience is drawn to love him, even as she struggles to mend him. But when Patience Sparrows herbs and tinctures are believed to be implicated in a local tragedy, Granite Point is consumed by a long-buried fearand its three hundred year old history resurfaces as a modern day witch-hunt threatens. The plants and flowers, fruit trees and high hedges begin to wither and die, and the entire town begins to fail; fishermen return to the harbor empty-handed, and blight descends on the old elms that line the lanes.

It seems as if Patience and her town are lost until the women of Granite Point band together to save the Sparrow. As they gather, drawing strength from each other, will they be able to turn the tide and return life to Granite Point

The Sparrow Sisters is a beautiful, haunting, and thoroughly mesmerizing novel that will capture your imagination.

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"If you're looking for a read ala Elin Hilderbrand with a touch of magic, look no further than The Sparrow Sisters, Ellen Herrick's wicked and romantic debut." -- New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sarah Jio

"A haunting, magical, modern-day fairytale. A feast for the senses." -- Sarah Addison Allen, NYT bestselling author of FIRST FROST

"A delightfully intriguing debut, gracefully paced and skillfully crafted. Ellen Herrick's attention to sensory detail is magical and moving. Evocative to the last page." -- Susan Meissner, author of Secrets of a Charmed Life

Author Bio

Ellen Herrick was Director of Publicity at Warner Books (before it became Grand Central). Ellen moved to London in 1994 for two years and returned sixteen years later with three children. She now splits her time between Cambridge, Massachusetts and a small town on Cape Cod very much like Granite Point.