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Description edit
Cinderella retold In the wake of her father's death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. Consumed with grief, her only joy comes by the light of the dying hearth fire, rereading the fairy tales her mother once told her. In her dreams, someday the fairies will steal her away,... read more
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Characters edit
- Aisling (Ash): the main character that falls in love with someone everyone thought would never fall in love with her
- Kaisa: the king's new huntress
- Sidhean: Fairy who loves Ash
- Lady Isobel Quinn: Aisling's step-mother, who marries her father after the death of his first wife.
- Ana: The eldest step-sister.
- Clara: the youngest of Ash's step-sisters
- Gwen: another servant that falls in love and make ash think
- Thom: Add a description of this character.
- William: Ash's father
- Elinor: Ash's mother
- Beatrice: one of the maid's employed by Lady Isobel. She gets ill and doesn't return to work.
- Rois
- Grace
- Maire Solanya: a green witch that taught ash's mother
- Niamh
- Prince Aidan: the prince of the land that the oldest of the step sisters is trying to get to pay attention to her
- Colin: a servant
- Eilis
- Kathleen
- Jonas
Setting & Locations edit
- Rook Hill: the village where Ash grew up. When her father dies she has to move away and she sometimes walks through the wood to get back to it
- West Riding: Town where Quinn house is.
- Seatown
- the Woods: The magical, yet frightening forest that covers much of the land. The deepest parts are where the faeries are rumored to have their kingdom
- Quinn House
- Royal City
- Taninli: Home of the faeries
First Sentence edit
Aisling's mother died at midsummer.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Malinda Lo (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Country: UK
Publication Date: August 11, 2009
ISBN: 0340988371
Page Count: 291
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Country: UK
Publication Date: August 11, 2009
ISBN: 0340988371
Page Count: 291
Awards edit
- William C. Morris Debut Award (Finalist, 2010)
- Andre Norton Award (Finalist, 2009: Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy)
- Lambda Literary Award (Finalist: LGBT Children’s/Young Adult)
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Finalist, 2010: Children's Literature, Finalist)
- James Tiptree, Jr. Award (Finalist, 2010, Long Listed)
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