The Two Faces of Silenus Author:Pauline Clarke Magical things begin happening to Drusilla and Rufus Greenwood almost from the very first moment they arrive in Italy. Their parents have brought them to a small Umbrian town, while their father attends an international conference of scholars. There, Luigi -- a small, dark Italian boy -- urges Rufus and Drusilla to make a wish and toss a coin in... more »to the town fountain. (It is an ancient head of Silenus, wiht water gushing from its mouth.) Soon after, the children glimpse a mystgerious figure running through the forest glades and gamboling in the river. It is Silenus himself, come to life again! The god gives Drusilla a flowery garland whose flowers do not wither. And two stone lions spring to life at his command, as does an ancient legion of shadowy Roman soldiers. A host of strange and compelling adventures follow -- involving the ancient witch Medusa of the snaky locks -- in the kind of story, rich in fantasy and wonder, that Pauline Clarke tells to perfection.« less