If The Ugly Stepsister has you eager for another horrific retelling of Cinderella, look no further than Cinder House by Australian author Freya Marske‘s (A Marvelous Light).
A subversive blend of fairy tale and Gothic ghost story, the 144-page novella will be published in hardcover, e-book, and audio book on October 7 via Tor Publishing. Here’s the full synopsis:
“Ella is a haunting. Murdered at 16, her ghost is furiously trapped in her father’s house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters.
“Even when she discovers how to untether herself from her prison, there are limits. She cannot be seen or heard by the living people who surround her. Her family must never learn she is able to leave. And at the stroke of every midnight, she finds herself back on the staircase where she died.
“Until she forges a wary friendship with a fairy charm-seller, and makes a bargain for three nights of almost-living freedom. Freedom that means she can finally be seen. Danced with. Touched.
“You think you know Ella’s story: the ball, the magical shoes, the handsome prince. You’re halfway right, and all-the-way wrong.”
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