Keturah and Lord Death

Keturah, renowned for her storytelling, follows a legendary hart deep into the forest, where she becomes hopelessly lost. Her strength diminishes until, finally, she realizes that death is near--and learns then that death is a young lord, melancholy and stern. She is able to charm Lord Death with a [...]
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Keturah, renowned for her storytelling, follows a legendary hart deep into the forest, where she becomes hopelessly lost. Her strength diminishes until, finally, she realizes that death is near--and learns then that death is a young lord, melancholy and stern. She is able to charm Lord Death with a story and gain a reprieve, but he grants her only a day, and within that day she must find true love. A spell-binding love story, interweaving elements of classic fantasy and high romance.Named National Book Award Finalist, Young People's Literature; Books for the Teen Age--NYPL; PSLA YA Top 40 List, Fiction; Bulletin Blue Ribbon, Fiction--BCCB; CCBC; Best of the Best Books List Chicago Public Library; Starred reviews: "Booklist," "Publisher's Weekly" and "School Library Journal."