A Fair Stream of Silver Author:Ann Moray (Editor) Love tales from Celtic Lore collected and retold by Ann Moray. — Drawing upon the rich source of Celtic lore, Ann Moray had lyrically recreated eleven love stories from Ancient Irish manuscripts and from fragments, tales and ballads found in Scotland, the Hebridean Isles, the Shetland Isles, Wales and Brittany. — The Fairy imagery and awareness in... more » these time-honored tales has nothing of the "twilight" quality so often, and erroneously, associated with Celtic literature. Rather, this Fairy Realm, or Otherworld is people by beings, who know desire, who fight valiantly, honor friendship, have a deep sensibility to beauty in humans and nature, and who, although they are incapable of telling a lie, are not above using powers to get their way with mortals.
These people of the Fairy Mounds "know neither old age nor death in the Land that rejoices the heart of everyone who wanders therein." Under the skillful guidance of Ann Moray, it is a magical Land to discover and to return to for many hours of wonder and delight.« less