GARNER, Alan.

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The Owl Service. First edition of this young adult fantasy novel. Garner's adaptation of the mythical Welsh woman Blodeuwedd won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian's Children's Fiction Prize.Alan Garner was an influential figure within the mid-century trend of using mythology to interpret the modern world. His work explores old narratives in an "attempt to 'create new myths' and make sense of social hierarchies" (Pearson, p. 63).

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