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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780575603257 ISBN: 0575603259 Label: Victor Gollancz Manufacturer: Victor Gollancz Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: March 01, 1999 Publisher: Victor Gollancz Studio: Victor Gollancz Related Items: Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Arthur's half-sisters, Morgause, Vivian, and Morgan, born into witchcraft, are given to Merlin to educate them in the crafts of healing and magic—and to try to intercede in the future he forsees for Arthur. All three women have their part to play—one to help, one to hinder, and one to destroy. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Readable and forgetableThe book centers around the triplet daughters of the Dutchcess Ygraine the Duke of Cornwall. Morgause, Vivian and Morgan are all distinctly different in appearance and personality. Most of the book follows their evolution from babies until Morgan becomes the embodiment of evil, Morgause becomes Morgan's lackey, and Vivian becomes the Lady of the Lake. Most of the story focuses on Vivian who resists the lure of evil and although mystically empowered uses the powers only for good. Morgan is less ... Read More Rating:  - A wonderful tale painted in broad strokesI stumbled upon this book in a used book store. I'm glad I did. It is the story of the daughters of Igraine (Vivian, Morgause, and Morgan) who all have magical abilities (used with varying degrees of good and evil) and their relationships with Merlin and Arthur. A relatively quick read, Chapman favors broad strokes to convey her story. I found this book to be a poetic meditation on the cycle of life and death and to successfully convey the mystical nature of the Arthurian world. Rating: - A beautiful tale painted in broad strokes.I stumbled upon this book in a used book store never having heard of Vera Chapman. I'm very glad I did. It is a fairly short read but the novel, painted in broad strokes, is poetic and intriguing. It is the story of three sisters, the daughters of Igraine --Viviane, Morgause, and Morgan-- who all possess magical abilities (which are put to varying degrees of good or evil) and their varied relationships with Merlin and Arthur. I found this novel to be an interesting meditation on the cycle of life ... Read More Rating: - The #1 review on "The Enchantresses"I loved this book because it is creative and different. It captured my interest from the first sentence. It is about three sisters growing up and how they are different from one another and how they go to great lengths to perform their "part in destiny". It is about three girls, yet it mostly focusses on only one, although it shows everyones point of view even Merlin, Arthur and Torion(Sir Ectors brother). 
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