The Light Beyond the Sky

The time has come for Maila to be married. She doesn’t mind that. But she refuses to marry the man her papa has chosen. And so, when the gypsies come on their regular visit, Maila goes with them, leaving the safety of life in the village for the uncertainty of life on the road—of life traveling past the Forest.Maila has heard stories of the Forest all her life—of its witches and monsters and dark enchantments—but are the stories true? After all, she has also heard stories of the Cloud People all her life, and anybody with sense could tell you that those stories were nonsense. Everybody with sense knew that there were no mystical beings of light living in the clouds, occasionally coming down to rescue humans from their grim fates.But as Maila’s own fate begins to look grimmer and grimmer, she wonders. What is the truth about the Forest? about the Clouds? about the gypsies with whom she travels and the bizarre stranger she has encountered more than once along the way?Moody and atmospheric, Mereda Hart Farynyk’s The Light Beyond the Sky is a fairy tale filled with mystery, magic, and hope.

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