Wise Child
core novel 1987 Doran
Record
| First published | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.23 (10,319 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In early medieval Scotland, nine-year-old Wise Child is left without family when her grandmother dies and her father vanishes. The villagers send her to Juniper, a healer and practitioner of nature magic who lives apart from the community. Juniper takes her in and teaches her herbs, healing and the basics of magic, and Wise Child slowly comes to trust her. Then Wise Child's mother, the dark witch Maeve, returns and offers her a life of comfort and power. Wise Child has to choose between the two women while discovering powers of her own, as Maeve's actions stir fear in the village and put both her and Juniper in danger.
Where it sits
- Universe: Doran
- Series: Doran core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Monica Furlong
Notes
- From the series record (Doran): Three linked novels about the healer Juniper and her apprentice Wise Child in early medieval Britain.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Doran: position 1 of 3: next Juniper (1990)
Sources
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