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The Water Devil by Judith Merkle Riley

The final adventure in the beloved and bestselling Margaret of Ashbury trilogy, which began with A Vision of Light and In Pursuit of the Green Lion.

Margaret of Ashbury is ready to settle down; the medieval healer is looking forward to an uneventful life in the country. And, indeed, life with her true love and a brood of rambunctious children is nearly perfect except for her husband Gregory s ever-meddling family. Finding himself deep in debt once again, Gregory s father has plotted to sell Margaret s daughter off in marriage to save his woodlands from a greedy abbot. In a panic, Margaret turns to her old friend Brother Malachi to help save her daughter by whatever means necessary. The tension within the feuding family rouses an ancient being that dwells in a spring at the center of the disputed woodland. The watery creature has its own plans, and its eye is on Margaret s infant son. Favorite characters return, the stakes are high, and the air is thick with intrigue and danger.

Written with the historical accuracy, supernatural plot twists, and humor that Riley s readers have grown to love, The Water Devil is a high-spirited adventure that brings Margaret s odyssey to a satisfying conclusion.

Riley, Judith Merkle: - Judith Merkle Riley (1942-2010) held a Ph.D from the University of California at Berkeley, and she taught in the department of government at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, CA. From 1988 to 2007, she wrote six historical novels: The Oracle Glass, The Master of all Desires, A Vision of Light, In Pursuit of the Green Lion, The Water Devil, and The Serpent Garden.
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ISBN 13 9780307237897
ISBN 10 0307237893
Title The Water Devil
Author Judith Merkle Riley
Series Margaret Of Ashbury
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 2007-01-23
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.