Leavitt, Martine. (2006). Keturah and Lord Death. Front Street.
Set long ago in a primordial forest, Keturah and Lord Death is an excellent fairy-type tale—with less than a Fairy Tale ending.
16-year-old Keturah meets a mysterious, caped stranger in the woods and is told that it is her time to die. Trying to avoid, what seems to be the inevitable, Keturah is launched into a frantic effort to save herself. Along the way, her opinions change about several things.
The book is beautifully written and filled with poetic imagery. For example, Dawn is referenced as “. . . a gray bird beaked with crimson.” (p. 40)
Ultimately, this book could be summarized with those same words. Read it and say if you agree.
This isn’t an uplifting read; death is the theme. Yet, the writing is exceptional.
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