In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children, 4)

Synopsis

Every Heart A Doorway Racked Up Comparisons To C. S. Lewis And Lewis Carroll, And The Wayward Children Series Has Delighted And Mesmerized Readers. This Fourth Entry Tells The Origin Story Of Lundy, A Very Serious Young Girl Who Would Rather Study And Dream Than Become A Respectable Housewife And Live Up To The Expectations Of The World Around Her. As Well She Should. When She Finds A Doorway To A World Founded On Logic And Reason, Riddles And Lies, She Thinks She's Found Her Paradise. Alas, Everything Costs At The Goblin Market, And When Her Time There Is Drawing To A Close, She Makes The Kind Of Bargain That Never Plays Out Well. For Anyone . . .--