The Stumpwork Robe by Prue Batten

The Stumpwork Robe
by Prue Batten

Published: 2008
Genre: Fairies, Fantasy
Paperback: 272 pages
Rating: 5

Description from the author's site:
A magnificent robe . . . minikin journals hidden in the embroidery.

Eldritch wights and murder.

Tragedy and revenge.

Adelina the Traveller’s sanity is cobbled together with fraying stitches as she is held captive and must embroider a gown which may eventually conceal the keys to immortality . . .

My two-bits:
In-a-word(s): hidden books

Absolutely loved the presentation of this story. The protagonist guides you to different parts of her embroidery pieces to tell her tale. Look under the bees here or lift up the berries there to reveal a magically minitiarized journal.

The wonders and woes of faeran and humans are shared in this story that has a mysteriously enchanting aura about it and is told oh-so-beautifully.

A wonderful marriage of stitchery and storytelling!

Fairy tales sightings:
Aladdin
Rapunzel

Series:
The Stumpwork Robe
The Last Stitch

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