The third in the Merrily Watkins series, this is the book that has changed me from an interested reader to a fan.
In A Crown of Lights (the title refers to the Neopagans' planned celebration of Imbolc, or Candlemas, where a woman wears a crown of candles during the ceremony), Merrily tries to negotiate a conflict between Neopagans and charismatic Christians which erupts in Old Hindwell, a village near Radnor Forest.
Recently hand fasted couple Betty and the more naive, American Robin, have bought a decommissioned church and are planning on hosting Imbolc there with a group of friends. But they're the unwitting pawns in a plan for revenge and retribution far bigger that they could imagine.
A Crown of Light also continues the story of Merrily, her adolescent (and convincingly portrayed) daughter Jane, and the conflict that is the modern Anglican church. The characters are developed and convincing, their behaviour coherent but not predictable. Excellent all around! - Alex
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