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She has also written two unrelated fantasy novels:

* ''Tam Lin'', which retells the [[~~Tam Lin (Literature)|~~Tam Lin]] story in a modern college setting, and

* ''Tam Lin'', which retells the [[Tam Lin]] story in a modern college setting, and

* ''Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary'', which involves three sisters and their neighbor, who wants to build a time machine in their house.

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=== Tropes found in her work include: ===

* [[The Atoner]]: Prospero (no, not [[The Tempest ~~(Theatre)~~|that one]]), Melanie's elder brother, who helped her kill a unicorn and became immortal using its blood; he later foreswore the teachings of their school of sorcery and is currently one of the scholars of Heathwill Library.

* [[The Atoner]]: Prospero (no, not [[The Tempest|that one]]), Melanie's elder brother, who helped her kill a unicorn and became immortal using its blood; he later foreswore the teachings of their school of sorcery and is currently one of the scholars of Heathwill Library.

* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Lady Ruth of the Green Caves and Lord Randolph. In the kids' game, it was arranged when she was a young child {{spoiler|although in the real Hidden Land, it seems likelier that it was arranged later to strengthen ties between their opposing schools of magic.}} Later on, {{spoiler|Lord Andrew complicates the peace negotiations between the Hidden Land and the Dragon King by offering Ted and Ruth to be married to the Dragon King's son and daughter.}}

* [[Big Bad]]: Claudia/Melanie in ''The Secret Country'' trilogy.