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“Delightfulanddarklymagical.JuliaFinehaswrittenabeautifulmodernmyth,acoming-of-agestoryforagirlwithaworrisomepoweroverlifeanddeath.Ilovedit.” —AudreyNiffenegger,authorofTheTimeTraveler’sWifeandHerFearfulSymmetryFinalistfortheBramStokerSuperiorAchievementinaFirstNovelAward • ShortlistedfortheChicagoReviewofBooksBestNovelPrize • ABustleUnmissableDebutoftheYear • APopsugarBestBookoftheYear • AWashingtonPostBestFantasyBookofMay • ARefinery29BestMayBook • AChicagoReviewofBooksBestMayBook • AVerge...
“Delightful and darkly magical. Julia Fine has written a beautiful modern myth, a coming-of-age story for a girl with a worrisome power over life and death. I loved it.” —Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry
Finalist for the Bram Stoker Superior Achievement in a First Novel Award • Shortlisted for the Chicago Review of Books Best Novel Prize • A Bustle Unmissable Debut of the Year • A Popsugar Best Book of the Year • A Washington Post Best Fantasy Book of May • A Refinery 29 Best May Book • A Chicago Review of Books Best May Book • A Verge Gripping Fantasy Novel of May
In this darkly funny, striking debut, a highly unusual young woman must venture into the woods at the edge of her home to remove a curse that has plagued the women in her family for millennia—an utterly original novel with all the mesmerizing power of The Tiger’s Wife, The Snow Child, and Swamplandia!
Cursed. Maisie Cothay has never known the feel of human...