‘Amazing’ Meg Rosoff‘Extraordinary’ Maggie Alderson‘What some might call beauty, I find monstrous’‘Amazing’ Meg Rosoff‘Extraordinary’ Maggie Alderson‘What some might call beauty, I find monstrous’In the age of the Faerie Queene, Elizabeth I, Lord Francis Rodermere starts to lay waste to a forest.Furious, the sorceress who dwells there scrawls a curse into the bark of the first oak he fells:A faerie boy will be born to you whose beauty will be your death.Ten years later, Lord Rodermere’s son, Beau is born – and all who encounter him are struck by his great beauty.Meanwhile, many miles away in a London alchemist’s cellar lives Randa – a beast deemed too monstrous to see the light of day.And so begins a timeless tale of love, tragedy and revenge… A stunning retelling of Beauty and the BeastPraise for The Beauty of the Wolf:‘An amazing book… like a box of treasures’ Meg Rosoff‘This is an extraordinary book – and Wray Delany’s imagination a thing of wonder’ Maggie Alderson'An interesting take on a well known story…anyone who loves twisted fairy tales should read this’ Netgalley reviewer‘A wonderful read. I’d never read this author’s work before but I will definitely be looking out for the next book’ Netgalley reviewer‘I fell in love with the descriptions of the woods, oaks and the mystical forest’ Netgalley reviewer‘The atmosphere is wonderful and it is a glorious, bawdy romp of a book’ Netgalley reviewer‘Wow. Just wow. This book was amazing’ Netgalley reviewerPraise for An Almond for a Parrot:‘Shades of Sarah Waters…irresistible’Guardian‘A bawdy, romping affair … Delaney mixes up genres — historical fiction, erotica, magic realism — to create something original’ Book of the Month in The Times, November 2016‘With elements of magical realism, plenty of sexy scenes, and a good dollop of drama, this is one hell of a read’ The Sun‘A saucy bodice-ripper that combines magical realist flights of fancy with a smattering of punchy feminist politics’ The Metro‘A compelling mix of bawdy romp and magical realism.’ Red‘A fun, explicit romp with real stakes that will have you trying to finish this book in one sitting’ Stylist‘An Almond for a Parrot romps and twists like the Fairy House girls in their bed chambers. It’s full of lust and magic, but not without heart. It’s an irresistible world to drop into.’ Emerald Streetthe spellbinding read you don’t want to miss!Wray Delaney is the pen name of Sally Gardner, the award-winning children’s novelist who has sold over 2 million books worldwide and been translated into 22 languages. She lives in London and this is her second adult novel.the spellbinding read you don’t want to miss!•Wray Delaney is the pen name for award-winning author Sally Gardner, whose books have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and been translated in to more than 22 languages.•Sally writes as Wray Delaney for her adult fiction, but writing for children she has won both the Costa Children’s Book Prize and the Carnegie Medal 2013 for Maggot Moon, and the 2005 Nestle Children’s Book Prize for her debut novel I, Coriander• The Beauty of the Wolf is a timely retelling of Beauty and the Beast, reversing the gender roles of the original fairytale with subtle undercurrents of topical themes such as gender and sexuality, body positivity and environmentalism.•Taps into the current trend for retold fairytales – this is perfect for fans of Louse O’Neill’s The Surface Breaks.•With a backdrop of Elizabethan England, the story brings the history of the period alive and showcases the author’s exceptional talent of combining historical fiction with a touch of magic realismCompetition: Mermaid and Mrs Hancock; Circe; Toy Makers; Wicked Cometh; Familiars; Witchfinder’s Sister. Madeline Miller; Sarah Waters; Angela Carter; Sarah Perry; Beth Underdown
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