The Kingdom of Sweets: A Novel of The Nutcracker
Erika Johansen
This gloriously transportive reimagining of The Nutcracker tells the tale of twin sisters, divided by envy & magic, set against each another one fateful Christmas Eve.
Light and dark—this is the cursed birthright placed upon Clara & Natasha by their godfather, Drosselmeyer, whose power & greed hold an entire city in his sway. Charming Clara, the favorite, grows into a life of beauty & ease, while Natasha is relegated to her sister’s shadow, ignored & unloved.
But Natasha seizes the opportunity for revenge one Christmas Eve, when Drosselmeyer arrives at the family gala with the Nutcracker, an enchanted gift that offers entry into an alternate world: the Kingdom of Sweets.
Following Clara into the glittering land of snow & sugar, Natasha discovers a source of power far greater than Drosselmeyer: the Sugar Plum Fairy, who offers her own wondrous gifts . . . & chilling bargains. But as Natasha uncovers the truth about a dark destiny crafted long before her birth, she must reckon with forces both earthly & magical, human & diabolical, & decide to which world she truly belongs.
Light and dark—this is the cursed birthright placed upon Clara & Natasha by their godfather, Drosselmeyer, whose power & greed hold an entire city in his sway. Charming Clara, the favorite, grows into a life of beauty & ease, while Natasha is relegated to her sister’s shadow, ignored & unloved.
But Natasha seizes the opportunity for revenge one Christmas Eve, when Drosselmeyer arrives at the family gala with the Nutcracker, an enchanted gift that offers entry into an alternate world: the Kingdom of Sweets.
Following Clara into the glittering land of snow & sugar, Natasha discovers a source of power far greater than Drosselmeyer: the Sugar Plum Fairy, who offers her own wondrous gifts . . . & chilling bargains. But as Natasha uncovers the truth about a dark destiny crafted long before her birth, she must reckon with forces both earthly & magical, human & diabolical, & decide to which world she truly belongs.
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Erika Johansen grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She went to Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, attended the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, & eventually became an attorney, but she never stopped writing. She lives in England.
الفئات:
عام:
2023
الناشر:
Dutton, Penguin Random House
اللغة:
english
الصفحات:
368
ISBN 10:
1524742767
ISBN 13:
9781524742768
ملف:
EPUB, 905 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2023