{"product_id":"miserys-wife","title":"Misery's Wife","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Tierney renders Elixane's transness and queerness in beautifully understated ways...[her] poetic prose consistently elevates the tale. The novel particularly shines when exploring sisterhood, grief, trauma, and the process of stepping confidently into one's power. A beautifully written reimagined folktale.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tierney's debut is written in the cadence of a fairy tale, with everything cast in threes, everything coated in the rich, beautiful imagery of pearls, feathers, and fool's gold. Fans of Naomi Novik and other sensuous, emotional, and wry fantasy stories wrapped in the trappings of classic folklore will fall hard for this story about the power of love, sisterly and romantic, that's based on a classic Portuguese fairy tale.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Teen fans of fairy tale retellings will like this fresh tale with themes of sisterhood and a queer twist.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterpiece of style, \n\u003ci\u003eMisery's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e is delicately poised between the layers and motivations of traditional fiction and the archetypes of folk and fairy tales.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJoan Tierney\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Publishers Weekly-starred novella \n\u003ci\u003eThe Killing Grounds\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003ci\u003eMisery's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 107 (EAN 9781250421791, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250421791, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250421791, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eTierney, Joan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJoan Tierney\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Publishers Weekly-starred novella \n\u003ci\u003eThe Killing Grounds\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003ci\u003eMisery's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496219803926,"sku":"9781250421791","price":34.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781250421791.jpg?v=1783057686","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/miserys-wife","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}