Guy Gavriel Kay
Provence, in the south of France, is a part of the world that has beenâ€”and continues to beâ€”called a paradise. But one of the lessons that history teaches is that paradise is coveted and fought over. Successive waves of invaders have claimedâ€”or tried to claimâ€”those vineyards, rivers, olive groves, and hills.,In Guy Gavriel Kayâ€™s new novel, Ysabel, this dualityâ€”of exquisite beauty and violent historyâ€”is explored in a work that marks a departure from Kayâ€™s historical fantasies set in various analogues of the past.,Ysabel takes place in the world of today: in a modern springtime, in and around the celebrated city of Aix-en-Provence near Marseilles. Dangerous, mythic figures from the Celtic and Roman conflicts of the past erupt into the present, claiming and changing lives.,The protagonist is Ned Marriner, the fifteen year-old son of a well-known photographer. Ned has accompanied his father, Edward Marriner, and a team of assistants to Provence for a six week â€œshoot.â€
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Ysabel