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Can I read Jack in the Green on EtoBox?
Jack in the Green by Charles De Lint is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Jack in the Green about?
Maria Martinez is a young maid, cleaning houses to get by, living in a neighborhood of Santo del Vado Viejo plagued by gang violence and drug cartels. When Maria witnesses her best friend from her teenage years breaking into a house in a gated community where shes working, she has no problem pretending to the police she didnt see a thing. But as Luz Chaidez comes back into Marias life, Maria cant help remembering the magic Luz left to look for all those years ago. Magic she may have found. Maria is curiously drawn to one of Luzs green-hooded gang of robbers, a handsome redheaded boy who calls himself Jack Green. Soon enough, shes venturing into the dangerous territory of robbing from the rich to give to the poor In this deft, 22,000 word novella, acclaimed fantasist Charles de Lint brings one of the worlds most beloved tales into the modern day, transporting Robin Hood from the green wood to the barrio. Jack recasts an epic story of love and friendship, with justice at its center, in a way that readers wont soon forget. Jack in the Green features a full-color dust jacket, and five interior b&w vignettes by longtime de Lint collaborator, Charles Vess.
Who reads Jack in the Green?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Charles De Lint
- Publisher
- Subterranean Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781596066410
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Urban
- Rating
- 4.04 / 5 (169 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13