Back in the Kingdom of Caux after her journey to its sisterland, Ivy wakes up in a dismal orphanage alongside her friend Rue. Accompanied by a strange woman named Lumpenwho looks suspiciously like a scarecrowthe girls make their way back to Templar to plan a massive battle against the Tasters Guild, where Vidal Verjouce is making ink out of the deadly Scourge Bracken weed. Rocamadour grows darker and more dangerous with every drop. With an army of scarecrows, a legion of birds, and her friends and uncle by her side, it's up to Ivythe true "Shepherd of Weeds"to wage war against the Guild, defeat her own father, and restore order to the plant world. Susannah Appelbaum's imagination soars in this stunning and utterly satisfying final volume of the Poisons of Caux trilogy.From the Hardcover edition.

 

This book is part of a book series called The Poisons Of Caux .

There are 466 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Random House USA Inc .

Susannah Appelbaum realized at an early age that the world contains both good and evil and she wanted nothing more than to write about it. By day, she does so. The night is reserved for keeping the world safe from shadows and demons. She has lived both in Paris and at the Carlyle hotel, where the service is exquisite and the food is never burnt. Susannah resides in New York's Hudson Valley and is the critically acclaimed author of the Poisons of Caux series.