A robust and wildly entertaining fairy tale, freely
abridged from Eden Phillpotts's 1910 fantasy and wryly
retold by Katherine and John Paterson.
An
ambitious Stone Age man demands a talisman that will harden
his heart, allowing him to take control of his tribe.
Against his better judgment, the tribe's magic man creates
the Flint Heart, but the cruelty of it causes the
destruction of the tribe. Thousands of years later, the
talisman reemerges to corrupt a kindly farmer, an innocent
fairy creature, and a familial badger. Can Charles and his
sister Unity, who have consulted with fairies such as the
mysterious Zagabog, wisest creature in the universe, find a
way to rescue humans, fairies, and animals alike from the
dark influence of the Flint Heart? This humorous, hearty,
utterly delightful fairy tale is the sort for an entire
family to savor together or an adventurous youngster to devour.
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