![]() ![]() This being, called Thin Amren, sleep submerged beneath the marshy water. Through the power of the second sight he has acquired, Joe meets a strange character who lives in the boggy land at the foot of the hill below the farm where the boy lives. The pot contains the remnants of some green-violet ointment Joe touches a little of this by accident to an eye and acquires what Walker calls “ the glamourie“- he can see things that are otherwise invisible. The stone (a ‘donkey stone’) can keep evil entities out of a house. Both turn out to have mysterious properties. He swaps some old pyjamas for an old vase and a stone. ![]() A boy called Joe is visited by a rag and bone man, Walker. Treacle Walker is another strange tale that is deeply embedded in the legends and magic of the British past. I received a copy of his latest book, Treacle Walker, for Christmas and have just finished it. I’ve discussed previously the rich folklore and mythological foundations of the writing of Alan Garner. ![]()
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