Paperback, 368 pages
Published Nov. 7, 1996 by Abacus.
picked this up with no expectations and was blown away. a wonderful surrealist very lesbian mythology. half the story of a pair of lovers, and half the story of their daughter and her lover, and their relationships with death.
The first half of the book is the story of a lesbian couple meeting and negotiating their relationship. The magic bit is minimal. It's drawn out, a bit convoluted, and if that were the book, it would be one star. The second half is the story of their daughter, who can speak with the dead because her godmother is Death, and that is genuinely interesting and thought-provoking. More magic, less boring. If that were the book, it would be four stars. So we'll split the difference.
Solid rec for fans of 90s feminist fiction with strong themes (but no real plot lines) of magic and witchcraft.
