Note: Sequel to ''A Darker Magic'' (1987 novel) per the writer's biography at Wikipedia, with no evident source as of 2016-05-27 Winner of the 2013 IODE Violet Downey Book Award for Canadian Children's Literature (C$5000, 29th annual) --official citation

Synopsis: Eccentric old Emily owns The Green Man bookstore. Her young niece Ophelia visits for the summer and finds her suffering physical maladies and also "childhood dreams of an evil magician". "This atmospheric exploration of what it means to be a poet offers memorable corporeal and incorporeal characters, a realistic intergenerational relationship and a deeply rooted mystery connecting past and present." --review by Kirkus posted 2012-02-05 Evidently she is Emily the girl protagonist of A Darker Magic and Aunt Emily of niece Alice in Painted Devil.