The Green Man

Eccentric old Emily owns The Green Man bookstore. Her young niece Ophelia visits for the summer and finds her suffering physical maladies and also "childhood dreams of an evil magician". "This atmospheric exploration of what it means to be a poet offers memorable corporeal and incorporeal characters, a realistic intergenerational relationship and a deeply rooted mystery connecting past and present." --review by Kirkus posted 2012-02-05 Evidently she is Emily the girl protagonist of A Darker Magic and Aunt Emily of niece Alice in Painted Devil.