{"product_id":"9780571371587","title":"Gilded : 'The queen of fairy-tale retellings!' Booklist","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Meyer, Marissa \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eChildren's, Teenage \u0026amp; educational\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 November 2021 by FABER \u0026amp; FABER in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Gilded' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 512 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 197 x 35 | 412g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll magic comes at a price, but love was never part of the bargain . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe look he was giving her. Serilda had never been looked at like that before . . . The intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heat. The raw astonishment. He was going to kiss her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCursed by the god of lies, a miller's daughter has developed a talent for storytelling - but are all of her tales as false as they appear?When one of Serilda's stories draws the attention of the devastating Erlking, she finds herself swept away into a world of enchantment, where ghouls prowl the earth, and ravens track her every move. The king locks Serilda in a castle dungeon and orders her to spin straw into gold, or be killed for lying. In despair, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious young man to her aid. And he agrees to help her, for a price. But love wasn't meant to be part of the bargain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compulsive read, and as bewitchingly good as you'd expect from a YA bestselling author. You will stay up all night reading this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gilded glitters as brightly as the stories and gold that Serilda and Gild spin.' Kate Corr (The Corr Sisters), authors of The Witch's Kiss trilogy and A Throne of Swans duology'Forget spinning straw into gold, Meyer can spin words into magic and worlds into reality.' Alexandra Christo, author of To Kill a Kingdom, Into the Crooked Place and City of Spells'The queen of fairy-tale retellings is back, this time with Rumpelstiltskin as her inspiration, and the result is a gorgeously intricate tale that will have readers locked in from the start [...] Meyer weaves an enchanting tale filled with whimsically magical moments and some serious suspense.' Booklist'Meyer explores the power of fiction in this inventive Rumpelstiltskin reimagining [...] Intricate worldbuilding and star-crossed romance help temper the Erlking's brutality [...] well-drawn characters will leave readers craving a sequel.' Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48367225143620,"sku":"9780571371587","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.pro\/products\/9780571371587","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}