The Daughters of Eden Trilogy: The Shadow Catcher, Fever Hill & the Serpent's Tooth (153 page)

Her lips curved in the wry smile that he loved. ‘Why would you think I’d argue?’

‘Because that’s what you do.’

‘Not this time,’ she said.

Behind them a hummingbird hovered over the duppy tree, its wings flashing emerald in the sun. Then it flickered away over Eden.

The End

Acknowledgements and Author’s Note

As with
The Shadow Catcher
and
Fever Hill
, I must thank my aunt Martha Henderson for her help, particularly as regards hurricanes and the cutwind at Cinnamon Hill. I’d also like to thank Ellie Edmans for assistance with aspects of things Scottish. (Needless to say, however, any errors are of course my own.)

Concerning the story itself, I have taken some liberties with the area to the north of Stranraer, in order to accommodate the estate of Cairngowrie. Similarly, I’ve somewhat altered the geography around Falmouth, to make room for the fictional estates of Eden, Fever Hill, Burntwood, Arethusa and Parnassus.

As regards the
patois
of the Jamaican people, I haven’t attempted to reproduce this precisely, but have instead tried to make it more accessible to the general reader, while retaining, I hope, at least some of its colour and richness.

Michelle Paver

To find out more about Michelle Paver and her novels, visit her website at
www.michellepaver.com
.

She enchanted you with
Wolf Brother
. She chilled you to the bone with
Dark Matter
. Now, prepare to have your heart stolen away to another place and time. From the carnal pleasures of Ancient Rome to the grim battlefields of Flanders… you will live many lives, love many loves – brought to life so convincingly you will wonder where reality ends and fiction begins.

Yes, the past is another country. Let Michelle Paver take you there.

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THE SHADOW CATCHER