{"product_id":"creeping-beauty-anz-isbn-9780063350090","title":"Creeping Beauty (ANZ)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAnatomy of a Misfit\u003c\/em\u003e comes a subversive and feminist take on \u003cem\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003esure to appeal to fans of \u003cem\u003eDamsel \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTo Kill a Kingdom. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe dark and deadly world of \u003cem\u003eHeartless\u003c\/em\u003e meets the empowering twist of \u003cem\u003eCruel Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e in this thrilling, unpredictable, multigenre retelling of one of the most beloved fairy tales: where instead of falling asleep to await her prince, this sleeping beauty finally wakes up.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBitsy is no one’s ideal princess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe’s heard it all: that it’s a shame she’s so plain, so lacking in grace. That the best thing for her to do is simply wait (and wait some more) and hope some prince will grant her a happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Bitsy pricks her finger on a spindle and falls down, \u003cem\u003edown\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003edown\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInto a world where cutthroats and con artists are more common than curtsies. Where no one ages and everyone is beautiful. Where an inscrutable evil rests at its core.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA land where Bitsy’s fate and her future are solely in her own hands—and neither are what she expects.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Andrea Portes writes with the tip of a knife, shape-shifting between characters and laying bare their darkest secrets.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDylan Landis, Normal People Don't Live Like This\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anika’s droll voice shines, and her emotions are palpable. 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This is a beautiful, brave and powerful novel.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelissa Kantor, author of Maybe One Day and The Breakup Bible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Portes writes with such cool grace we almost forget to be astonished by her narrative’s complexity.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew Specktor, American Dream Machine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Portes’s short chapters and staccato narration make for a quick and compulsive read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Quick, light, and fun. 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