\* First book in the Taliswoman trilogy Minnesota reporter Allison Carver finds herself in the Land of Veil, where beautiful streams run with poisonous water and glorious fields mask hideous decay. Here, women are treated with great homage—and great disdain; here, children are loved—except for those who are cast away. Alison's only guide to Veil is Rowan, a quarrelsome hero on a quest for the Cup of the Earth—a talisman that is won by song and song alone. But when Alison inadvertently plucks it from his grasp, her life, the lives of the Littlelost, and the life of the Land of Veil itself hang in the balance.

In the sequel to Cup of Clay, Alison Carver, holder of the fabled Cup of Clay, is forced to leave the safety of Minnesota and enter the enchanted land of Veil. Reprint.