Many Waters
1986 novel by Madeleine L'Engle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 1931 film, see Many Waters (film).
Many Waters is a 1986 novel by American writer Madeleine L'Engle, part of the author's Time Quintet (also known as the Time Quartet). The title is taken from the Song of Solomon 8:7: "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. If a man were to give all his wealth for love, it would be utterly scorned."
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Author | Madeleine L'Engle |
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Cover artist | Charles Mikolaycak |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Time Quintet |
Genre | young adult, Fantasy novel |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
Publication date | September 1, 1986 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 351 pp |
ISBN | 0-374-34796-4 |
OCLC | 13823586 |
[Fic] 19 | |
LC Class | PZ7.L5385 Man 1986 |
Preceded by | A Swiftly Tilting Planet |
Followed by | An Acceptable Time |
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The principal characters of the story are Sandy and Dennys Murry, twin brothers who are somewhat out of place in the Murry family from A Wrinkle in Time. The action of the story follows that of A Wind in the Door but precedes the climactic, apocalyptic event in A Swiftly Tilting Planet.