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MANY WATERS BY MADELEINE L'ENGLE - BOOK 4

MANY WATERS BY MADELEINE L'ENGLE - BOOK 4

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  • Many Waters (1986) is the fourth book in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet, focusing on Sandy and Dennys Murry, rather than Meg or Charles Wallace. The twins accidentally teleport from their Connecticut home to a pre-Biblical Flood desert, where they encounter angels, nephilim, unicorns, and Noah, navigating a world of intense faith and mythology.
    Key Elements and Plot:
    • The Premise: During a cold winter, Sandy and Dennys use their father’s research computer to wish for a "warm and sparsely populated" place, transporting them to an ancient, arid land.
    • Characters and Setting: The brothers are separated and find themselves in a desert filled with mythical beasts (unicorns, griffins), seraphim (angels), nephilim (fallen angels), and short, long-lived humans.
    • The Conflict: The boys become involved in the lives of Noah and his family, facing risks from the encroaching "many waters" (the Flood) and the machinations of the nephilim.
    • Themes: The novel explores theological themes including faith, the existence of angels, and the redemptive power of love.
    • Key Moments: Both twins become infatuated with Noah's daughter, Yalith, who is ultimately assumed into Heaven, while the brothers are eventually returned to their own time by the seraphim. 
    Many Waters is generally considered more episodic and philosophical than its predecessors, focusing heavily on a unique, fantastical interpretation of Old Testament times.

AGES: 8-14

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