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Review Quotes: "Along with the story's lush atmosphere and slow-burning romance, Al-Wasity's engaging gothic tale highlights the struggle for acceptance and freedom." --The Washington Post "Intense, intriguing, and impossible to put down, Weavingshaw is a truly gorgeous gothic fantasy steeped in atmosphere and filled with yearning." --Ellis Hunter, author of Blood Bound "A twisty gothic oozing with angst that will have you turning the next page--but never guessing what's next . . . With sharp haunted heroines and morally grey saints, Weavingshaw unfurls its shadows to examine how secrets are currency--and shields around your heart. I needed the next book yesterday!" --Katie Wu, author of Madder Lake "Al-Wasity skillfully imbues her Victorian fantasy world with recognizable modern issues such as the rights of refugees and the inequality between the rich and poor. . . . Al-Wasity's assured writing, energetic pacing, and creative twists are sure to keep readers captivated." --Library Journal "A highly promising debut . . . The details of Leena's cultural heritage and refugee community are well-drawn and fascinating. . . . Captivating characters, unexpected romance, and a devastating cliffhanger ending will leave readers eager for more." --Publishers Weekly Biographical Note: Heba Al-Wasity was inspired to write by her own experiences of being born an Iraqi refugee in Libya, growing up in Canada, and attending medical school in the UK. She has worked in emergency care and most recently in primary care, gaining firsthand insight into the ways that poverty and deprivation can lead to social inequalities. She currently lives with her husband near Manchester, England, just close enough to the moors to set her imagination alight. Reading Line: The price to enter . . . is your darkest secret. Publisher Marketing: This "darkly romantic and completely absorbing" (The New York Times) slow-burn gothic fantasy romance follows a young woman haunted by the ghosts of her past and a ruthless merchant known as the Saint of Silence, who promises her greatest desire in return for her darkest secret. . . . This gorgeous hardcover edition features an illustrated book case designed to simulate a leatherbound tome, as well as designed full-color endpapers and a deluxe jacket with foil. Leena didn't believe in monsters until she saw Weavingshaw. The Saint of Silence trades coins for every sordid divulgence uttered to him: the darker the secret, the higher the price. Leena has a secret, one that has haunted her since she was seventeen--she can see the dead. When her brother falls ill, she knows she must seek the Saint to afford a remedy. But Leena's secret is more valuable than she could have imagined. To save her brother, she will make a deal to find the ghost the Saint has been searching for. All paths lead to Weavingshaw, a cursed estate on the moors. As Leena grows closer to the Saint and is plunged into his world of danger, deceit, and desire, she learns that he is hiding his own secrets--ones with the power to destroy them all. Review Citations:
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Weavingshaw
$36.00