Overview

'Not all stories are spells, but all spells are stories.' Thus begins the wisdom of the Book of Murmurs, a storybook Little Moon's mother reads to her at bedtime. When one day her parents are spirited away by the frightful Shenk and the book is stolen by the mischievous Catwitch, these words will guide the girl on her quest to piece her world back together. Enter a fantastical world encompassing the lush Glassmoor forest, the shivering magic of The Fault, the ethereal grandeur of The Wandering Haar, the secret Mushroom Library. Along the way, the girl encounters curious friends and foes - the Goblin, the stranger, the assassin, the librarians, gigantic spiders, a family of giants, and many others. In this place, names carry power, and the nameless are lost, adding an interior and metaphorical dimension to the girl's journey. Looming over all is the Shenk - who threatens to steal names and consume the realm with fear. In confronting this monster, the girl will face her trauma, learn of her maternal history of witchcraft, and discover her role. In The Book of Murmurs, graphic novelist Candice Purwin crafts a fantasy world rich in lore and vibrantly rendered in watercolours and coloured pencils. An enchanting story of grief, identity, and queerness that conjures whimsy, wonder, and a delightful sense of dread.

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This quirky, clever graphic novel honors storytelling and how the layers of stories can tie people together across time, space, and both literal and metaphorical boundaries.-- ""Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"" A story of good vs. evil centering on a girl who's grieving her murdered parents and searching for her stolen name.-- ""Kirkus"" Atmospheric and beguiling, this lush fantasy adventure--rendered in chimerical watercolor and colored pencil-- considers themes of grief and identity as its fearless protagonist combats monsters both outward and within.-- ""Publishers Weekly""

A story of good vs. evil centering on a girl who's grieving her murdered parents and searching for her stolen name.-- ""Kirkus"" Atmospheric and beguiling, this lush fantasy adventure--rendered in chimerical watercolor and colored pencil-- considers themes of grief and identity as its fearless protagonist combats monsters both outward and within.-- ""Publishers Weekly""

Atmospheric and beguiling, this lush fantasy adventure--rendered in chimerical watercolor and colored pencil-- considers themes of grief and identity as its fearless protagonist combats monsters both outward and within.-- ""Publishers Weekly""

Author Information

Candice Purwin is a graphic novelist living and working in Edinburgh. Her debut graphic work, Idle Women on the Water, came out in 2020, and she has had short comics published in Neon Literary Magazine and the Geometry Literary Journal. She was shortlisted for the Jonathan Cape Graphic Novel Competition in 2015 and 2016.

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