Well Being

An Emilia Hagglethorn Story

By: Elden Lee

Narrated by: Jared Walters

The well by Granny Beetlethunk's hut has been sealed for as long as Emilia Hagglethorn, a forest woman in training, can remember. Now she and her mink companion, Malacore, find out what has been living inside it for all these years, and learn that things are not what they seem.

A short story set in the upcoming Emila Hagglethorn series.

©2021 Elden Lee (P)2021 Elden Lee

Intriguiging - well-written, well performed. Delightful!

Sometimes you think you're walking into a very straightforward story - and discover you're not! The author distracts you with the ordinary details while much more curious plotlines are quietly forming right under your nose. There is a lot going on in this quiet little wooded cottage! A girl, a grandma, and a couple charming pets - and you naturally expect a bit of standard fairy tale magic but then ... it's as surprising as it is intreguing.

I listened to the audiobook version. I very much enjoyed the subtle characterization and emphasis the narrator puts into the souls in this performance bringing them to life. It's the little things that transport you into the wonder of good fiction.

Cleverly-placed, curious little descriptions hinting at much bigger ideas around the corner. And then there's a perspective-shfit. It's this brief glimpse into the Hagglethorn universe - and now I want to read the rest of the series!