Simon, Jane, and Barney Drew with their mysterious uncle Merriman Lyon return to a small coastal town to rediscover the Golden Grail lost by the Dark. Reinforcements have been called, but the children are unaware of their new companion's role in this great quest. Will Stanton is loathe to tell the Drew children his status as an Old One. Like Merriman he is more than he appears.
But Jane is the one invited to join the local women in their creation of the Greenwitch--an ancient superstition and offering to the sea for a plentiful harvest. Though the form is sinister, Jane finds a sadness about the creature made of branches and leaves. Her kindness in the meeting is returned when Will and Merriman seek the manuscript which wil translate the magical Grail.
After the Greenwitch is cast into the sea, a strange lackey of the Dark reaches beyond his grasp to struggle the creature's stolen "treasure" from it, only to be destroyed as the spirits of the sea are released. The Old Ones step up to stand between the people of town and the destructive force of the greatest bounty - the ocean.
Merriman, Will, Simon, Jane, and Barney realize the war they wage is one of moral struggle, not physical. A war which allows a warm bed through the night and the habitual cup of cocoa to soothe battle-weary soldiers. The high fantasy of Greenwitch draws the reader further into the war between Light and Dark as it nears it's inevitable and ultimate clash. Aimed at young readers, Cooper's style is most suited to pre-teen and early teen readers; though anyone can enjoy her vivid imagination.
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