Book rec- Pigs Don't Fly

[chase_acow]

snowflake_challenge

Challenge #9: promote at least one canon that you adore (old, new, forever fandom).


My mother was the village whore and I loved her very much.

"Left an orphan with a small dowry and a magic ring, all Summer wanted was to find a husband and settle down. But she hadn't reckoned on the raggle-tail assortment of creatures who needed her help, even if the amnesiac, blind knight was the handsomest man she had ever seen ....
But the blaspheming dog, broken-down horse, crippled pigeon, half-dead tortoise and flying pig had ideas of their own, and Summer was to find her journey's end - and love - very different from what she expected...."

I'm sure I've written about this book before, but I love it more than enough to do so again. I picked it up as a young teenager, drawn to the animals on the cover and loved every second of a book I felt was written just for me. I remember at the time, I didn't know what a whore was, and I'm sure if my dad had been paying more attention he wouldn't have let me buy it. It was slightly over my head at first, there's a lot of big ideas that are lived instead of explained, but every time I read it something else jumps out at me.

It has a heroine who was as overweight as me, going on adventures, being swept away by magic, and finding impossible love. There are a lot of hard parts, a lot of kindness, she makes a lot of mistakes but she makes her own decisions - and I was in love with her. I've read it so many times, I have it in both hard cover and paperback.

It's part of a series that is connected by the unicorn ring that allows her to speak to animals, but this and the direct sequel Master of Many Treasures are my favorites and I think the best.

If you'd need to know anything else to give it a chance, feel free to ask and I'll answer to the best of my ability.

Comments

[dine]

I'm pretty sure I read this way back when - the cover is damn familiar, as is the author's name. I don't recall specifics, but it does sound like it would have been right up my alley. and now I'm reminded of a book of that era featuring a young woman and a wombat (my first intro to said critters) which I loved and reread a million times. sadly I can't recall the name now; possibly I should commission a librarian friend to find it for me,

[chase_acow]

I absolutely love the hunt for an old book I suddenly remember from being a kid! I have found some completely ridiculous YA that I took way too seriously then. It's the most fun. I hope you find it!

[dine]

librarians are damn handy! a librarian friend found it for me - it's Witch and Wombat by Carolyn Cushman, published 1994 (must have been a good year for the genre) - I found a used copy cheap and shall enjoy rereading it - here's hoping it's as good as my memories