The Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne M. Valente

I was going to treat myself to a book this weekend and there's one I've been meaning to pick up. Unfortunately, I've forgotten what it's called!

It was about a mythical paradise that gets destroyed thanks to a priest's attempt to convert the fantastical population to Christianity. The book is written from three perspectives - a person who finds the rapidly-crumbling books telling the story of the place, the priest who destroys it and his wife, one of the unusual creatures of the land.

It sounded really, really interesting and I'd love to pick it up! Anyone know which book I'm talking about? Please?

Nooo... no, that wasn't it. Ahhh this is frustrating! I was sure I'd bookmarked the book, or saved it in my wists, or my wereads or something, but apparently not.

Kitty Pryde said:

Oh snap! I take it back!!! It's Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne Valente. I'm embarrassed I didn't think of it as it is currently on my shelf, AND I went to see her talk about it last year.

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Yes! That's exactly the one I was thinking of! Thank you