Thistlefoot

ThistlefootIn the tradition of modern fairy tales like Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver comes an immersive fantasy saga, a debut novel about estranged siblings who are reunited after receiving a mysterious inheritance. A wonderfully imaginative, wholly enchanting novel of witness, survival, memory, and family that reads like a fairy tale godfathered by Tim Burton in a wild America alive with wonders and devils alike. Thistlefoot shimmers with magic and mayhem and a

brutally honest

predatory Bobbitt worm (named after Lorena)

and precociously talented sixteen-year-old who loves to write stories

when death comes

their racial identities

This kitschy enamel pin is designed to look like one of those vintage ceramic Christmas trees that sit on your table and have those cute little lights

”—The Washington Post Book World

James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature

Bryan Stevenson may

page-turner of a novel” (Sarah Haywood

and even eradication of the disease for future generations

but Millie can't resist temptation in real life