--- product_id: 320003494 title: "Daughter of the Forest: Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy" price: "31958CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/320003494-daughter-of-the-forest-book-one-of-the-sevenwaters-trilogy store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # English language, global reach paperback for easy portability 416 pages immersive read Daughter of the Forest: Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy **Price:** 31958CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📚 Unlock the magic of myth and resilience—don’t miss the story everyone’s talking about! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Daughter of the Forest: Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy - **How much does it cost?** 31958CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/320003494-daughter-of-the-forest-book-one-of-the-sevenwaters-trilogy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Epic 416-Page Journey:** Dive deep into a richly woven tale that keeps you hooked from start to finish. - • **Portable Paperback Edition:** Carry your next favorite story anywhere—perfect for busy professionals on the go. - • **Timeless English Narrative:** Experience a masterful retelling of Celtic myth in accessible, elegant prose. - • **Complex Characters & Emotional Depth:** Connect with Sorcha’s resilience and the raw, authentic emotions that define her journey. - • **A Cult Classic for Millennial Readers:** Join a passionate community who’ve made this modern myth a must-read literary treasure. ## Overview Daughter of the Forest is a 416-page paperback novel by Juliet Marillier, retelling the Six Swans myth through the eyes of Sorcha, the strong and determined seventh child. Written in English, this book blends historical fantasy with deep emotional storytelling, exploring themes of sacrifice, love, and family bonds. Perfect for readers seeking a richly detailed, character-driven narrative that has captivated a global audience. ## Description Juliet Marillier brings us a beautifully re-imagined version of the Six Swans myth in Daughter of the Forest . Lovely Sorcha is the seventh child and only daughter of Lord Colum Review: Macht einen sprachlos... - "Daughter of the Forest" ist ein so intensives Buch, dass man es kaum schafft die richtigen Worte dafür zu finden. Es ist eins der traurigsten, aber auch eins der schönsten Bücher, die ich je gelesen habe. Sorcha ist ein sehr starkes Mädchen, das unglaublich viel Leid ertragen muss, um ihre Brüder zu retten. Und als Leser muss man gemeinsam mit ihr, die dunkelsten Stunden ertragen. Man bewundert sie für ihren Mut und ihre Kraft und kommt nicht umhin sich zu fragen, wie sie es schafft trotz aller Widrigkeiten ihren Weg weiter zu gehen. Gleichzeitig ist sie jedoch keine perfekte Heldin, die mit einem Fingerschnipsen alle Probleme lösen kann. Die Handlung entspricht einem Märchen, durch die Charaktere jedoch und die Entwicklungen geht das Buch noch viel weiter. Es handelt von tiefer Verbundenheit und Liebe zwischen Geschwistern, von vernichtendem Hass, von Unschuld und Grausamkeiten. Ein Mädchen, das durch die Hölle und zurück geht, um die zu retten die es liebt und dabei alles verliert. Einziger winziger Kritikpunkt ist die eher schwache Romanze, die so sehr im Hintergrund bleibt (bis auf die letzten Seiten), dass man nicht mitfühlen kann, wie sich die Liebe zwischen den Charakteren entwickelt. Wer also eine romantische Liebesgeschichte mit Happy End erwartet, wird von dem Buch wohl eher enttäuscht werden. Für alle anderen kann das Buch nur eine Bereicherung sein. Review: After this book, I ended up reading every book Marillier published - The Sevenwaters series is Marillier's best work, so start with this book if you have never read her before. This book led me to read all her other stuff. You fall in love with the amazing characters, especially the female protagonist, and when the book ends you miss them. People face tough decisions that have to do with love, duty, family, sacrifice, and Marillier describes these emotions so powerfully that you feel and admire the characters' struggles. For Sorcha to have to endure so much punishment and mistrust because of her forced silence, when she treats those who abuse her with kindness, you grow to love and admire her devotion to her brothers, to herself, to her community. The effect is more powerful in that she can only narrate these feelings to you, the reader, while the rest of the community has no idea what drives her. Many of Marillier's characters carry pain and secrets that color their lives. That's part of why Marillier's people and worlds are so real: every place and person has a history, a hint of having their own story that no one can fully learn. Even the villains feel their pain and anger so deeply you can't help but understand and fear them. As each book passes, you feel you know the characters like old friends and welcome their return. Due to her wonderful characters, the love story never fails to move me to tears. For Marillier's characters, love is about sacrifice, courage, and hope. The love she describes is so strong and grows in such a complex world that it always comes with pain. The amazing thing is she doesn't get graphic or have many scenes between the lovers for you to feel it. Her ability to get you to invest in the emotions really pays off here: a glance or a kiss takes your breath away because you understand what it took for this love to grow and endure, for these people to even be able to meet again. Marillier is a gifted storyteller who knows how to get into the daily life of each character without it seeming mundane. This approach makes the story so much more real, and Marillier can sketch a complex scene with efficiency. In just a few pages you feel every month Sorcha spends stitching those shirts, all the days she spends healing the soldier; she sucks you into the world by describing even the painful passing years, but her lyrical language (which matches well with the historical fantasy), her descriptions, and the emotions prevent it from being boring. Few writers so skillfully deal with the passage of time, so fully imagine another person in another world and so beautifully show their lives. The world she builds is alive, mysterious, and filled with natural beauty. I also love Ireland and gain pleasure from her inclusion of old Irish lore. I am eagerly awaiting her next book and my next trip to Ireland! ## Features - Language: english - Binding Type: paperback - Number of pages: 416 ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #34,313 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #199 in Historical Fantasy (Books) #444 in Folklore (Books) #2,122 in Romantic Fantasy (Books) | | Book 1 of 6 | The Sevenwaters | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,208) | | Dimensions | 6.2 x 1.05 x 9.3 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 1250238668 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1250238665 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 416 pages | | Publication date | April 21, 2020 | | Publisher | Tor Books | ## Images ![Daughter of the Forest: Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81i-jRZvGWL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Macht einen sprachlos... *by P***O on 10 September 2012* "Daughter of the Forest" ist ein so intensives Buch, dass man es kaum schafft die richtigen Worte dafür zu finden. Es ist eins der traurigsten, aber auch eins der schönsten Bücher, die ich je gelesen habe. Sorcha ist ein sehr starkes Mädchen, das unglaublich viel Leid ertragen muss, um ihre Brüder zu retten. Und als Leser muss man gemeinsam mit ihr, die dunkelsten Stunden ertragen. Man bewundert sie für ihren Mut und ihre Kraft und kommt nicht umhin sich zu fragen, wie sie es schafft trotz aller Widrigkeiten ihren Weg weiter zu gehen. Gleichzeitig ist sie jedoch keine perfekte Heldin, die mit einem Fingerschnipsen alle Probleme lösen kann. Die Handlung entspricht einem Märchen, durch die Charaktere jedoch und die Entwicklungen geht das Buch noch viel weiter. Es handelt von tiefer Verbundenheit und Liebe zwischen Geschwistern, von vernichtendem Hass, von Unschuld und Grausamkeiten. Ein Mädchen, das durch die Hölle und zurück geht, um die zu retten die es liebt und dabei alles verliert. Einziger winziger Kritikpunkt ist die eher schwache Romanze, die so sehr im Hintergrund bleibt (bis auf die letzten Seiten), dass man nicht mitfühlen kann, wie sich die Liebe zwischen den Charakteren entwickelt. Wer also eine romantische Liebesgeschichte mit Happy End erwartet, wird von dem Buch wohl eher enttäuscht werden. Für alle anderen kann das Buch nur eine Bereicherung sein. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ After this book, I ended up reading every book Marillier published *by N***A on 6 September 2010* The Sevenwaters series is Marillier's best work, so start with this book if you have never read her before. This book led me to read all her other stuff. You fall in love with the amazing characters, especially the female protagonist, and when the book ends you miss them. People face tough decisions that have to do with love, duty, family, sacrifice, and Marillier describes these emotions so powerfully that you feel and admire the characters' struggles. For Sorcha to have to endure so much punishment and mistrust because of her forced silence, when she treats those who abuse her with kindness, you grow to love and admire her devotion to her brothers, to herself, to her community. The effect is more powerful in that she can only narrate these feelings to you, the reader, while the rest of the community has no idea what drives her. Many of Marillier's characters carry pain and secrets that color their lives. That's part of why Marillier's people and worlds are so real: every place and person has a history, a hint of having their own story that no one can fully learn. Even the villains feel their pain and anger so deeply you can't help but understand and fear them. As each book passes, you feel you know the characters like old friends and welcome their return. Due to her wonderful characters, the love story never fails to move me to tears. For Marillier's characters, love is about sacrifice, courage, and hope. The love she describes is so strong and grows in such a complex world that it always comes with pain. The amazing thing is she doesn't get graphic or have many scenes between the lovers for you to feel it. Her ability to get you to invest in the emotions really pays off here: a glance or a kiss takes your breath away because you understand what it took for this love to grow and endure, for these people to even be able to meet again. Marillier is a gifted storyteller who knows how to get into the daily life of each character without it seeming mundane. This approach makes the story so much more real, and Marillier can sketch a complex scene with efficiency. In just a few pages you feel every month Sorcha spends stitching those shirts, all the days she spends healing the soldier; she sucks you into the world by describing even the painful passing years, but her lyrical language (which matches well with the historical fantasy), her descriptions, and the emotions prevent it from being boring. Few writers so skillfully deal with the passage of time, so fully imagine another person in another world and so beautifully show their lives. The world she builds is alive, mysterious, and filled with natural beauty. I also love Ireland and gain pleasure from her inclusion of old Irish lore. I am eagerly awaiting her next book and my next trip to Ireland! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful book but poor packaging. *by S***T on 1 October 2024* Happy to receive it intact despite the poor packaging. It got sent in a plastic bag, which kind of infuriated me. But the book is still in relatively good condition besides a little dent in the back and some slight damage around the edges. That's why I gave it 4 stars and not 5. Loved the Blackthorn and Grim books and can't wait to start reading the Sevenwaters series. ## Frequently Bought Together - Daughter of the Forest: Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy - Hodderscape The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches: the heartwarming and uplifting magical romance --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/320003494-daughter-of-the-forest-book-one-of-the-sevenwaters-trilogy](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/320003494-daughter-of-the-forest-book-one-of-the-sevenwaters-trilogy) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-09-18*