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Written in resonant, poetic prose, The Woman Who Lives in the Earth takes place in a harsh, primitive land threatened by a severe drought. In this timeless place, young Sarah has become the target of the local villagers' superstition because of her fascination with the mysteries of nature. Believing her to be the cause of the drought, they gather into an angry mob bent on destroying her. Pursued by their hatred and aided only by her great-grandmother and a strange foxlike creature named Marishan Borison, Sarah uses the hidden forms and patterns of the natural world to transform herself as well as her enemies. Touched by magic, The Woman Who Lives in the Earth is a haunting parable that speaks to the concerns of our time with simplicity and grace.