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1910, 2024: In a quiet village in Ireland, a mysterious local myth is about to change everything…
The Story Collector
What you need to know before your trail
One hundred years ago, Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help an intriguing American visitor translate fairy stories from Irish to English. But all is not as it seems and Anna soon finds herself at the heart of a mystery that threatens her very way of life.
In New York in the present day, Sarah Harper boards a plane bound for the West Coast of Ireland. But once there, she finds she has unearthed dark secrets – secrets that tread the line between the everyday and the otherworldly, the seen and the unseen.
Locations
Reset- Ireland (Republic of) - County Clare
- A: Shannon airport
- B: Ennis - Bank Place bridge
- C: Ennis Friary
- D: Maid of Erin
- E: Clare Museum
- F: Fictional Thornwood
Travel Guide
Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland
The author has taken a very real town in Ireland a fictional house, and made them the most magical of places.
The novel is set between Shannon airport, Ennis and the fictional village of Thornwood. There is a house called Thornwood there where Anna works. This village is some 20 mins from Ennis.
This is a magictal tale of the Irish fascination with the Seanachaí (Story Teller), the Piseogs (superstitions), the Fairies and The Other World.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Story Collector
Destination: Co Clare Author/guide: Evie Woods Departure Time: 2024, 1910
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