Wise Child

Doran, Book 1

By: Monica Furlong

Narrated by: Sarah Kempton

Orphaned by the death of her grandmother and her father’s disappearance, nine-year-old Wise Child is taken in by Juniper, a healer and sorceress. Soon enough, the young girl finds herself flourishing under Juniper’s care—learning about herbal lore, and even introductory magic. But just as she begins to feel at home in the Scottish village, the girl’s mother—the black witch Maeve—returns.

Forced to choose between Maeve and Juniper, Wise Child has a difficult decision to make. She could stay with Juniper, or leave with Maeve and adopt a life of luxury. In making her choice, Wise Child comes to discover her own growing supernatural powers and true loyalties.

As the story unfolds, Maeve’s evil magic—a mysterious plague—and the fears of villagers put Wise Child and Juniper in very real danger.

Make sure you discover more about this fascinating world in Monica Furlong’s classic prequel, Juniper.

Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

©1987 Monica Furlong (P)2024 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

Highly recommend! The narrator was excellent.

I enjoyed it immensely. It's one of my favorite books and finally hearing it as an audiobook felt like rediscovering the story all over again.

Extremely Enjoyable Listen

I have been searching Audible for years trying to find the Wise Child book series, but was always disappointed. But, recently, after an hiatus of many months, I opened up the Audible app to try and find something that would strike my fancy, when I became aware of "Wise Child", "Juniper", and "Colman" staring back at me! I quickly found all 3 😁 books, bought them all, made a Playlist and deposited them. I have finished the first two, and am now ready to open the last one.
I promise you, these books are even better for being produced into audiobook form! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to them. This treasured story is very enjoyable, and captures my imagination! The narrator's voice is pure joy to listen to with her captivating English accent! I highly recommend listening to this book series!

My favorite book as a teenager

Love this story. The narrator was very good. Highly recommend this to anyone. Magical but realistic.

A treasure and homecoming

I’ve read this book at least half a dozen times over many years, and this skillful narrator brought out new aspects of the book for me. Her voices for each character are subtle and just right. I will listen to this again and again. Wonderful!

I have been looking for years

My favorite book from my tween years. The story is excellent, the philosophy is inspiring, & the world description is gorgeous. Great job on the audio version.