--- product_id: 17086017 title: "Illyria Hardcover – May 13, 2010" brand: "elizabeth hand" price: "€ 55.49" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Books" url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/17086017-illyria-hardcover-may-13-2010 store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Illyria Hardcover – May 13, 2010 **Brand:** elizabeth hand **Price:** € 55.49 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Illyria Hardcover – May 13, 2010 by elizabeth hand - **How much does it cost?** € 55.49 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/17086017-illyria-hardcover-may-13-2010) ## Best For - elizabeth hand enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted elizabeth hand brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From Booklist *Starred Review* Growing up in 1970s Yonkers, Maddy and Rogan were called the “kissing cousins” of the Tierney clan. In a secret attic space, they find a toy theater, complete with lighting and stage effects that appear like magic, but no actors or audience. As their discovery stirs within them the desire to create, Aunt Kate, mysterious and unnaturally beautiful, brings their abilities to a boil. Determined to restore the family's long-abandoned theatrical heritage, Kate pushes Maddy and Rogan to nurture their gifts in the school's production of Twelfth Night. However, Rogan's wild nature is ever at odds with his haunting, melodious singing voice, and Maddy's glamour, no doubt the gift of their great-grandmother, an ingénue of the stage, shines dimly in the brilliance of Rogan's fey charms. Winner of the World Fantasy Award, Hand's slim novella is sublime and daring; she makes no mystery about the nature of the 15-year-old cousins' relationship. It's as sweet, sexual, obsessive, and devastating as any other first love. YA readers are entrusted with a narrative of burgeoning and squandered talent, unapologetic incest, familial decline on par with that of Faulkner's Compson family, and a hard-won ending that's, at best, tenuously hopeful. The subtlety and raw ache of the prose, and the realistic portrayal of artistic lives, triumphantly heralds Hand's arrival into youth fiction. Grades 10-12. --Courtney Jones Read more Review "Stunning.... The evocations of the play, of first love, of intense desire, are pitch-perfect." -- Jeff Vandermeer Read more See all Editorial Reviews ## Images ![Illyria Hardcover – May 13, 2010 - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41JT4j1csAL.jpg) ![Illyria Hardcover – May 13, 2010 - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31QY2sjC1lL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Illyria *by B***T on June 30, 2013* This novella was a magical read. The writing is beautiful. I purchased it because I had read another book by Elizabeth Hand, Waking the Moon, which I love. Illyria is just as good. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Twinned souls with divergent paths to the dark and the light *by M***M on January 29, 2012* Madeleine and Rogan are first cousins born from twin brothers. The two live with their extended families in a compound of homes. The pair are drawn together through their differences from the rest of the family, and their mysterious Aunt Kate draws them into the arts, a talent that they both have inherited from their famous actress ancestor, but for which the rest of the family has no interest. Kate manages to get their parents to allow them to accompany her to plays and participate in the school production of Twelfth Night. The two grow unnaturally close and become obsessed with each other. Their are many glimmers of magical realism, from Aunt Kate, their ancestor's velvet cloak that seems to transform Maddy, and the strange theater that they discover in the attic with lights and staging that changes each time they visit it. As Rogan begins to self-destruct, their parents take it upon themselves to irrevocably split the pair and we then see the consequences that this split takes on their lives. If you can see past the taboo relationship, this is an interesting tale of the tumultuous time of the teenage years. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Haunting Romance *by L***A on February 18, 2011* I adored this novella by Elizabeth Hand about 'kissing cousins', Madeleine and Rogan. Bite size novel, but a whole lot of story with heart. It's is definitely what I would dub as hauntingly beautiful. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/17086017-illyria-hardcover-may-13-2010](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/17086017-illyria-hardcover-may-13-2010) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*