The Onion Girl

The Onion Girl
First edition
AuthorCharles De Lint
Cover artistJohn Jude Palencar
LanguageEnglish
GenreContemporary fantasy
Published2001 (Tor Books)
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)

The Onion Girl is a 2001 contemporary urban fantasy novel by Canadian writer Charles De Lint, which takes place in the Newford universe. It is the first Newford novel centering on the recurring character of Jilly Coppercorn, now a middle-aged woman. The book was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award.[1] De Lint published a sequel in 2006, Widdershins, and a 2007 prequel, Promises to Keep, the latter of which featured Jilly as a young woman.

  1. ^ "World Fantasy Awards -- Complete Listing". www.worldfantasy.org. Archived from the original on 2000-08-18. Retrieved 2016-02-11.