Forests Of The Heart by Charles De Lint

Book in good condition, with only slight creasing down the spine.

In the Old Country they called them he Gentry: ancient spirits of the land, magical, amoral and dangerous. When the Irish emigrated to North America, some of the Gentry followed. Noe generations have passed and the Irish have made homes in their new land, but the Gentry still wander then city streets. Gathering in the shadows, they bide their time and dream of power.

Bettina can see the Gentry, and knows them for what they are. Outside her night-time window she spies the dark men, squatting in the snow, smoking, brooding, waiting. She calls them los lobos, the wolves, and stays clear of them - until the night one follows her to the woods and takes her hand.

Once again, Charles de Lint weaves the mythic traditions of many cultures into a seamless cloth, bringing folklore, music and unforgettable characters to life on modern city streets