Gilded: 'The queen of fairy-tale retellings.' Booklist

Serilda, a miller's daughter with a talent for storytelling, is cursed by the god of lies. She is swept away into a world of enchantment when one of her stories draws the attention of the Erlking. He locks her in a castle dungeon and orders her to spin straw into gold or be killed for lying. In despair, she summons a mysterious young man to her aid, who agrees to help her for a price. But love was never part of the bargain. This is a YA bestselling author's compulsive read, filled with magical moments and suspense.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 512 pages
Publication date: 02 November 2021
Publisher: Faber & Faber

All magic comes at a price, but love was never part of the bargain. The look he was giving her. Serilda had never been looked at like that before. The intensity. The heat. The raw astonishment. He was going to kiss her. Cursed 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.

A compulsive read, and as bewitchingly good as you'd expect from a YA bestselling author. You will stay up all night reading this. 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 whims 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 explores the power of fiction in this inventive Rumpelstiltskin reimagining. Intricate worldbuilding and star-crossed romance.

Booklist Meyer explores the power of fiction in this inventive Rumpelstiltskin reimagining. Intricate worldbuilding and star-crossed romance.

Weight: 408g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571371587
Edition number: Main