This lovely fairy tale retelling was the first ever recipient of YALSA’s William C. Morris Award (for a first time young adult author.) I happen to really enjoy fairy tale retellings, but I think this stands on its own as just a wonderful novel and, as you might expect from an award winner, it is absolutely beautifully written. When I finished it I wished it had been my book club book because there are so many things to talk about in this novel: comparison to the original Rumpelstiltskin story, the time period-on the verge of the Industrial Revolution, the mill as an actual character itself Read the rest of this entry »
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