The Stolen Child
core novel 2006 The Stolen Child
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.74 (11,751 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780385516167 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
At seven years old, Henry Day runs away from his troubled suburban family in 1960s America. In the woods he is taken by a band of hobgoblins, who rename him Aniday and raise him as one of their own, a forest-stalker living outside human time. In his place a changeling moves into the Day house and pretends to be Henry. Alternating chapters follow the two boys as they grow. Aniday finds human customs strange but cannot forget his earlier life, while the impostor, a gifted pianist, longs for books and wonders about a past that is not quite his. The novel is set vaguely in the American northeast and draws on the Yeats poem of the same name.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Stolen Child
- Series: The Stolen Child core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Keith Donohue
Notes
- From the series record (The Stolen Child): A standalone novel about a boy taken by changelings and the impostor who takes his place.
Sources
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