Elizabeth C. Bunce

A Curse Dark as Gold (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"In this slow-simmering but rewarding retelling, first-novelist Bunce presents an innovative interpretation of Rumpelstiltskin." - Horn Book Winner of the William C. Morris Award for a Young Adult Debut An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Smithsonian Notable Book An Oprah's Book Club Kids' Reading List Teen Selection The gold thread promises Charlotte Miller a chance to save her family's beloved woolen mill. It promises a future for her sister, jobs for her townsfolk, security against her grasping uncle-maybe even true love. To get the thread, Charlotte must strike a bargain with its maker, the mysterious Jack Spinner. But the gleam of gold conjures a shadowy past-secrets ensnaring generations of Millers. And Charlotte's mill, her family, her love-what do those matter to a stranger who can spin straw into gold? This is an award-winning and wholly original retelling of "Rumplestiltskin." "Set in a rural valley in the late 1700s, this reworking of the 'Rumplestiltskin' story includes ghosts, witchcraft, elements of Georgian society, and much earlier folk magic in the guise of a novel of manners." - School Library Journal " A Curse Dark as Goldbeats the hell out of any fantasy novel I've read this year. Her heroine/narrator is immensely appealing; the atmosphere of a world on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution is completely believable; and the suspense of the story builds so craftily that I started taking notes on just how she does it." -Peter S. Beagle, World Fantasy Award-winning author "An intelligent, original, and interesting new take on an old fairy tale, and a marvelous debut novel." - Teen Book Review

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scholastic Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Altersempfehlung: ab 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780545281560
• Artikelnr.: 41662517

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth C. Bunce's first novel, A Curse Dark As Gold, won the ALA's William C. Morris Award for a YA debut. Elizabeth cuts, sews, and embroiders both cloth and stories at her home near Kansas City, Missouri. Please visit her website at www.elizabethcbunce.com.