A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow (English) Hardcover Book

Description: A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow Zinnia Gray, professional fairy-tale fixer and lapsed Sleeping Beauty is over rescuing snoring princesses. Once youve rescued a dozen damsels and burned fifty spindles, once youve gotten drunk with twenty good fairies and made out with one too many members of the royal family, you start to wish some of these girls would just get a grip and try solving their own narrative issues.Just when Zinnias beginning to think she cant handle one more princess, she glances into a mirror and sees another face looking back at her: the shockingly gorgeous face of evil, asking for her help. Because theres more than one person trapped in a story they didnt choose. Snow Whites Evil Queen has found out how her story ends from what might be Zinnias own book of fairy tales and shes desperate for a better ending. She wants Zinnia to help her and she needs to do it before its too late for everyone. Will Zinnia accept the Queens poisonous request, and save them both from the hot iron shoes that wait for them, or will she try another path? FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography A former academic and adjunct, Alix E. Harrow is now a full-time writer living in Virginia with her husband and their semi-feral toddlers. In 2019 she won a Hugo Award for her short fiction and published her first novel, The Ten Thousand Doors of January. Find her at @AlixEHarrow on Twitter. Review A Locus Award Finalist! An Amazon Editors Pick! A Goodreads Most Anticipated Summer Read! A SIBA 2023 Southern Book Prize Finalist! A Paste Magazine Best New Fantasy of 2022!"A lively, engaging fairy-tale retelling perfect for devouring in a single sitting." --Kirkus Reviews "Series fans and lovers of fractured fairy tales will find plenty to hold their attention." --Publishers Weekly"Readers who love stories that twist narratives into knots will fall for Harrows fractured fairy tale" --Library Journal"Zinnia is a wonderfully unique figure in the long tradition of bibliofantasy: a reluctant heroine whose superpower doesnt derive from spindles or mirrors, but from skillfully deconstructing the very stories shes in." --Locus Praise for A Spindle SplinteredAn NPR Best Book of 2021 A Locus Best Book and Editor Favorite of 2021Shortlisted for the 2022 Hugo AwardA Locus Award FinalistShortlisted for the 2022 British Fantasy Award"A vivid, subversive and feminist reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, where implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness and a good working knowledge of fairy tales." --Katherine Arden, bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy "An exceptional heroine, smart writing, and a winning plot." --Nancy Pearl "Its funny, sharp, queer, and deeply loves its source material...This novella pushes against the hopelessness of inevitability; it dares us to believe in sympathetic magic; it tells us were connected through story. It might dent your heart a little, but its good fun." --NPR "Like Into the Spider-Verse for Disney princesses, A Spindle Splintered is a delightful mash-up featuring Alix E. Harrows trademark beautiful prose and whip-smart characters." --Mike Chen, author of Here and Now and Then "A wonderfully imaginative, and Queer as hell, tale for those who wish to be the authors of their own stories." --Kalynn Bayron, author of Cinderella is Dead "This is a self-aware, empowered riff on Sleeping Beauty that manages to be thrilling, funny, smart, and sweet." --Sarah Pinsker, Nebula Award-winning author of A Song for a New Day "Alix Harrow takes traditional fairy tales, turns them inside out, then upside down, and uses them to kick ass. Brava!" --Ellen Klages, Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Green Glass Sea and Passing Strange "Harrow creates a lush and magical world with well-developed characters who are easy to love and root for." --School Library Journal, starred review "Themes of female friendship, female strength, and female independence leave good feels behind, not to mention some laugh-out-loud bits...This fairy tale-superhero movie mashup is pure entertainment." --Kirkus Reviews"Best-selling author Harrow revives and rejuvenates the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale with a feminist twist in her latest... Harrow uses her excellent skill as a storyteller to give agency back to the passive princess." --Booklist"Accompanied by Arthur Rackhams original illustrations, this quick read is a must for fairy-tale readers." --Buzzfeed, Best Books of October List Promotional USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow returns to her world of Fractured Fables with a new version of Snow White that gives the Evil Queen what she deserves. Review Quote "Series fans and lovers of fractured fairy tales will find plenty to hold their attention." -- Publishers Weekly "Readers who love stories that twist narratives into knots will fall for Harrows fractured fairy tale" -- Library Journal Praise for A Spindle Splintered An NPR Best Book of 2021 Shortlisted For the 2022 Hugo Award "A vivid, subversive and feminist reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, where implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness and a good working knowledge of fairy tales." --Katherine Arden, bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy "An exceptional heroine, smart writing, and a winning plot." --Nancy Pearl "Its funny, sharp, queer, and deeply loves its source material...This novella pushes against the hopelessness of inevitability; it dares us to believe in sympathetic magic; it tells us were connected through story. It might dent your heart a little, but its good fun." --NPR "Like Into the Spider-Verse for Disney princesses, A Spindle Splintered is a delightful mash-up featuring Alix E. Harrows trademark beautiful prose and whip-smart characters." --Mike Chen, author of Here and Now and Then "A wonderfully imaginative, and Queer as hell, tale for those who wish to be the authors of their own stories." --Kalynn Bayron, author of Cinderella is Dead "This is a self-aware, empowered riff on Sleeping Beauty that manages to be thrilling, funny, smart, and sweet." --Sarah Pinsker, Nebula Award-winning author of A Song for a New Day "Alix Harrow takes traditional fairy tales, turns them inside out, then upside down, and uses them to kick ass. Brava!" --Ellen Klages, Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Green Glass Sea and Passing Strange "Harrow creates a lush and magical world with well-developed characters who are easy to love and root for." -- School Library Journal , starred review "Themes of female friendship, female strength, and female independence leave good feels behind, not to mention some laugh-out-loud bits...This fairy tale-superhero movie mashup is pure entertainment." -- Kirkus Reviews "Best-selling author Harrow revives and rejuvenates the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale with a feminist twist in her latest... Harrow uses her excellent skill as a storyteller to give agency back to the passive princess." -- Booklist "Accompanied by Arthur Rackhams original illustrations, this quick read is a must for fairy-tale readers." -- Buzzfeed , Best Books of October List Promotional "Headline" USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow returns to her world of Fractured Fables with a new version of Snow White that gives the Evil Queen what she deserves. Details ISBN1250766648 Author Alix E. Harrow Series Fractured Fables Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1250766648 ISBN-13 9781250766649 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2022-06-14 Pages 144 Publisher St Martins Press Imprint St Martins Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2022-06-14 UK Release Date 2022-06-14 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-10-24 NZ Release Date 2022-10-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:140329218;

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