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The Rose Daughter

an enchanting feminist fantasy from the winner of the 2019 Aurealis Award

Maria Lewis author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Published:7th Oct '21

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'Maria Lewis is a must-read' BUZZFEED

'Weaves magic into each page' THE NERD DAILY

'Author Maria Lewis has created her own pop culture universe' DAILY TELEGRAPH

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She never meant to be a hero . . .

In fact, Dreckly Jones has made a point her whole life to be exactly not that. The daughter of a forbidden union between an earth elemental and a selkie, her rare powers have meant she has always had a target on her back.

So Dreckly - a 40-something oyster shucker according to her fake documents, 140-something sprite if you're going to get all nit-picky about it - has become an expert at many things. Chief amongst them: hiding.

When she meets a determined group of rebels who desperately need her help, she finds herself wanting to stick her neck out for the first time in a long while. Yet is she ready to be noticed? Is Dreckly willing to use her powers to stand up when it could cost her everything?

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ISBN: 9780349427232

Dimensions: 196mm x 126mm x 24mm

Weight: 240g

352 pages