In the darkness of night, magic awaits… The Nutcracker for adults, perfect for fans of Robert Dinsdale’s The Toymakers, Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus and Stephanie Garber’s CaravalIn the darkness of night, magic awaits… The Nutcracker for adults, perfect for fans of Robert Dinsdale’s The Toymakers, Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus and Stephanie Garber’s Caraval’It was a rainy day that the magic came, and once magic has entered your life, you stay in its glittering clutch forever’Nottingham, 1906Marietta Stelle longs to be a ballerina but as Christmas draws nearer, her dancing days are numbered. At the wishes of her family, she will be obligated to marry and take up her place in society in the New Year. But when a mysterious toymaker, Dr Drosselmeier, purchases a neighbouring townhouse, it heralds the arrival of magic and wonder in her life. Although Drosselmeier’s magic is darker than Marietta could have imagined…When he constructs an elaborate theatrical set for her final ballet performance, Marietta discovers it carries a magic all of its own. As the clock chimes midnight, Marietta finds herself walking through a land of snow-topped fir trees leading to a frozen sugar palace silent with secrets and must find a way to return home.In the darkness of night, magic awaits and you will never forget what you find here…Your favourite authors LOVE Midnight in Everwood:‘A glittering rush of sugar-sweet enchantment laced with sparkling prose and bewitching storytelling. Beware of entering this magnificent world; Everwood will dazzle and seduce you and then steal you away’ Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times bestselling author of Caraval‘Magical and evocative, the perfect winter fairy tale’ Sarah Morgan, Sunday Times bestselling author of One More for Christmas‘Delicious as a sugar plum, this is the perfect Christmas tea, with every word a jewel. You will fall under its spell from the first page to the last. Enchanting’ Veronica Henry, Sunday Times bestselling author of Christmas at the Beach Hut‘A sumptuous and spellbinding read’ Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Winter Garden‘Deliciously dangerous and darkly enchanting’ Sophie Anderson, The Girl Who Speaks Bear‘I ADORED this adult retelling of The Nutcracker. A lyrical winter fairy tale full of snow, magic and whimsy. So beautifully written – every page was a delight’ Alex Bell, The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club‘In a time of uncertainty, Midnight in Everwood whisks us away in its sugar spun dance of enchantment. This is fantasy writing in its purest form. For fans of The Night Circus, as delicious as its sweetest confection, it’s a real delight’ Nydia Hetherington, A Girl Made of Air‘Full of magic that kept me reading long into the night. It sparkles’ Beth Cartwright, FeathertideM.A. Kuzniar spent six years living in Spain, teaching English and travelling the world which inspired her children’s series The Ship of Shadows. Her adult debut novel Midnight in Everwood was inspired by her love of ballet and love of The Nuctracker. She lives in Nottingham with her husband, where she reads and writes as much as can and bookstagrams @cosyreads.• A beautiful magical reimagining of The Nutcracker with strong Christmas gifting potential• Perfect for fans of upmarket historical from Jessie Burton and Stacey Halls as well as fans of literary fantasy from Erin Morgenstern, Stephanie Garber and Robert Dinsdale• This is the adult debut from Maria Kuzniar who is the author of the highly-acclaimed middle-grade series The Ship of Shadows• M.A. Kuzniar has a great platform bookstagramming @cosyreads and has over 35,000 Instagram followersCompetition: The;Night Circus;Starless Sea;Girl Made of Air;Toymakers;Paris By Starlight;Betrayals;Binding;Caraval;Legendary;Finale;Winternight Trilogy;Bear and Nightingale;Uprooted;Miniaturist;Familiars;Foundling;. Erin Morgenstern;Robert Dinsdale;Bridget Collins;Katherine Arden;Jessie Burton;Stacey Halls
Publicat de: HarperCollins Publishers