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Published: 21st October 2019
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Published: 18th March 2019
The Beauty of the Wolf
By (Author) Wray Delaney
HarperCollins Publishers
HQ
18th March 2019
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Historical fiction
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 153mm, Height 234mm, Spine 29mm
490g
Amazing Meg Rosoff
Extraordinary Maggie Alderson
What some might call beauty, I find monstrous
In the age of the Faerie Queene, Elizabeth I, Lord Francis Rodermere starts to lay waste to a forest.
Furious, the sorceress who dwells there scrawls acurse into the bark of the first oak he fells:
A faerie boywill be born to you whose beauty will be your death.
Ten years later, Lord Rodermeres son, Beau is born and all who encounter him are struck by his great beauty.
Meanwhile, many miles away in a London alchemists cellar lives Randa a beast deemed too monstrous to see the light of day.
And so begins a timeless tale of love, tragedy and revenge
A stunning retelling ofBeauty and the Beast
Praise for The Beauty of the Wolf:
An amazing book like a box of treasures Meg Rosoff
This is an extraordinary book and Wray Delanys imagination a thing of wonder Maggie Alderson
'An interesting take on a well known storyanyone who loves twisted fairy tales should read this Netgalley reviewer
A wonderful read. Id never read this authors work before but I will definitely be looking out for the next book Netgalley reviewer
I fell in love with the descriptions of the woods, oaks and the mystical forest Netgalley reviewer
The atmosphere is wonderful and it is a glorious, bawdy romp of a book Netgalley reviewer
Wow. Just wow. This book was amazing Netgalley reviewer
Praise for An Almond for a Parrot:
Shades of Sarah Watersirresistible
Guardian
A bawdy, romping affair Delaney mixes up genres historical fiction, erotica, magic realism to create something original Book of the Month in The Times, November 2016
With elements of magical realism, plenty of sexy scenes, and a good dollop of drama, this is one hell of a read The Sun
A saucy bodice-ripper that combines magical realist flights of fancy with a smattering of punchy feminist politics The Metro
A compelling mix of bawdy romp and magical realism. Red
A fun, explicit romp with real stakes that will have you trying to finish this book in one sitting Stylist
An Almond for a Parrot romps and twists like the Fairy House girls in their bed chambers. Its full of lust and magic, but not without heart. Its an irresistible world to drop into. Emerald Street
Wray Delaney is the pen name of Sally Gardner, the award-winning children's novelist who has sold over 2 million books worldwide and been translated into 22 languages. She lives in London and this is her second adult novel.