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Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell
Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell










Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell

I’ve read and enjoyed other Arthurian works, though I’m by no means an expert on the subject. Thanks to writing like this, I felt fully present in the story at all times. Reading that I feel suffocated, confined, desperate to break free from imprisonment.

Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell

Her words paint incredibly detailed images: Show More flow of the words, Sandell’s lyricism pulling me deeper and deeper into this beautifully told tale. What will become of us?"Just so dang great. Leaving me here, alone, / to wait and wonder. Here's one of my favorite passages: "The warriors gather, but I am not welcome./ Or so Lavaian tells me, hurling / the words like rocks over his shoulder. The cadence and smooth flow of events competely had me sucked in from the very beginning. Which I thought was a totally delicious change.Sandell may not have stayed completely true to Tennyson's original poem about Elaine, but this version was more filled with hope for the future. To make matters worse, Gwyn is utterly beautiful and completely mean and nasty to Elaine. But Lancelot is obviously in love with Gwyn and can only see Elaine as a young girl.

Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell

As war progresses, Elaine gets her wish when Lancelot, the love of her life, brings back Gwynivere to be Arthur's bride. She has become friend, sister and healer to the men but her only wish is that she could have more female friends. In this revised version of The Lady of Shaott, Elaine along with her brothers and father live in the soldiers camp under the direction of Arthur. Then I opened the book and saw it was all in verse and I sort of did a little dance around the house. Show More Lady of Shalott, I was more than excited.












Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell