Tato autorka je známá svými působivými příběhy pro děti, které často čerpají z irské mytologie a folklóru. Její psaní vyniká bohatým jazykem a schopností vtáhnout čtenáře do světa plného fantazie a dobrodružství. S oblibou se zabývá tématy odvahy, přátelství a síly tradice. Její díla jsou ceněna pro svou hloubku a nadčasovost.
De heksenkoningin is op jacht naar het gif van een magische slang om haar toverkracht mee te herstellen; Pit en Brigit proberen uit alle macht deze slang te vernietigen. Vanaf ca. 11 jaar.
An Ancient Manuscript... When ten-year-old Pidge finds the crumbling pages of an old manuscript in a second-hand bookshop in Galway, he unwittingly releases the serpent Olc-Glas--and the forces of good and evil gather to do battle. The Morrigan, Goddess of Death and Destruction, has set her evil heart on gaining Olc-Glas and adding its poison to her own, thereby casting her shadow over the world. A Lost Stone... To thwart The Morrigan, Pidge and his little sister Brigit are sent by The Dagda, Lord of Great Knowledge, on a quest to find a stone that has been lost for countless years--th only means of destroying the serpent. A Perilous Adventure... Pidge and Brigit's journey begins in Ireland...their destination is unknown. All true creatures help where they can, but ultimately, it is up to steadfast Pidge and courageous Brigit to find their own way. And always at their heels are the terrible hellhounds--the hounds of The Morrigan....A classic tale that has been unavailable in paperback for almost ten years, The Hounds of the Morrigan is a book to treasure and to keep alongside the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Philip Pullman.A splendid fantasy . . . rich and satisfying.