![]() ![]() From ill-tempered 'mermaid' to fastidious Beast, nothing is ever quite what it seems in these ever-shifting tales-even, and especially, their teller. ![]() And what tales she tells Tales of shape-shifting witches and wild horsewomen, heron kings and beast princesses, snake gods, dog monks, and living stars-each story more strange and fantastic than the one that came before. Inked on her eyelids, each twisting, tattooed tale is a piece in the puzzle of the girl' s own hidden history. Secreted away in a garden, a lonely girl spins stories to warm a curious prince: peculiar feats and unspeakable fates that loop through each other and back again to meet in the tapestry of her voice. Welcome to the Arabian Nights for our time-a lush and fantastical epic guaranteed to spirit you away from the very first page. A Book of Wonders for Grown-Up Readers Every once in a great while a book comes along that reminds us of the magic spell that stories can cast over us-to dazzle, entertain, and enlighten. ![]()
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