Book : Strange Grace - Gratton, Tessa

-Titulo Original : Strange Grace

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Margaret K. McElderry Books

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“Gloriously dark and romantic.” -Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen “An alluring and seductive fairy tale.” -Justina Ireland, New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation “Horrifying, heartbreaking, and heartwarming, a lush fairy tale rooted in a moral quandary.” -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “An eerie, consuming tale of sacrifice and faith. Haunting and unique.” -Booklist “Evocative.” -BCCB Once, a witch made a pact with a devil. The legend says they loved each other, but can the story be trusted at all? Find out in this lush, atmospheric fantasy novel that entwines love, lies, and sacrifice. Long ago, a village made a bargain with the devil: to ensure their prosperity, when the Slaughter Moon rises, the village must sacrifice a young man into the depths of the Devil’s Forest. Only this year, the Slaughter Moon has risen early. Bound by duty, secrets, and the love they share for one another, Mairwen, a spirited witch; Rhun, the expected saint; and Arthur, a restless outcast, will each have a role to play as the devil demands a body to fill the bargain. But the devil these friends find is not the one they expect, and the lies they uncover will turn their town-and their hearts-inside out. Review Strange Grace is an alluring and seductive fairy tale that asks just what would you give up for the things you love? And what if that isn’t enough? You won’t want to leave the beautiful and eerie world Gratton has created. Justina Ireland, New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation. “Gloriously dark and romantic.” Roshani Chokshi, New York Times Bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen Horrifying, heartbreaking, and heartwarming, a lush fairy tale rooted in a moral quandary. Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW “An eerie, consuming tale of sacrifice and faith. Haunting and unique.” Booklist * A story that is part The Village by M. Night Shyamalan and part The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. The plot twists and turns in unexpected and thrilling ways described in Gratton’s vibrant writing. VOYA, starred review Evocative. BCCB About the Author Tessa Gratton is genderfluid and hangry. She is the author of The Queens of Innis Lear and Lady Hotspur, as well as several YA series and short stories which have been translated into twenty-two languages. Her most recent YA novels are Strange Grace and Night Shine, as well as the forthcoming Chaos and Flame. Though she has traveled all over the world, she currently lives alongside the Kansas prairie with her wife. Visit her at TessaGratton . Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Strange Grace It’s a quiet, lovely day, like every day in Three Graces, except one of the horses is sick. Mairwen Grace puts her hand to the beast’s velvety lips and scrapes her fingers under his chin. She was coming from the boneyard, looping wide over the pasture hill to tease herself with the shadows reaching out from the Devil’s Forest, when she saw the gray stallion shudder and lower his head to the stiff autumn grass. He did not tear a bite, nor nuzzle it, nor raise his head again. He only let his head hang and gave a great, racking cough. She’s never heard a horse cough, or even thought it possible. His flanks darken with sweat and the spirit has drained from his brown eyes. Worry sinks through her gut: Mairwen has known this herd all her sixteen years, and never have any of the sturdy, small horses been anything but the perfect image of health. No one falls ill in Three Graces, because of the bargain. Frowning, Mair leans her shoulder against the horse’s neck, cooing softly to calm the horse and herself. She gazes out at the forest. This near to winter, the leaves curl yellow and orange as far as her eyes can see, to the distant shoulders of mountains and hazy blue sky. Pockets of green remain, of fir and a few mighty oaks whose r