Silenced

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A powerful fairy tale of four women each cursed by the same abusive man. Gripping and essential, it will captivate readers of Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, Heather Walter’s Malice and Menna van Praag’s The Sisters Grimm.Four women. Four enchantments. One man. But he is no handsome prince, and this is no sugar-sweet fairy tale. Jo, Abony, Ranjani, and Maia all have something in common: they have each been cursed by the CEO of their workplace after he abused his power to prey on them. He wants them silent and uses his sinister dark magic to keep them quiet about what he did. But Jo, Abony, Ranjani and Maia are not fairy-tale princesses waiting to be rescued. They are fierce, angry women with a bond forged in pain, and they’re about to discover that they have power of their own.
 
In this sharply written, bitingly relevant modern fable, the magic is dark and damaging, and the women are determined to rescue themselves. Praise for The Mermaid’s Daughter“A truly enchanting tale beautifully told.” — Menna van Praag, author of The Sisters Grimm“Ann Claycomb’s characters stayed on in my imagination long after I put the book down. Anyone who reads it will never look at The Little Mermaid the same way again.” – Kim van Alkemade, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan #8“‘The Mermaid’s Daughter’ is a beautifully written and captivating read. Claycomb’s use of the fairy tale is deft and enchanting… a satisfying emotional journey, one that’s heart-wrenching and also a little magical.” — New York Daily News
“Claycomb’s fine first novel…is numinous and lovely.” – Booklist
“Written with attention to musicality and the murmuring backdrop of the incessant ocean, this inventive story captures the mystery, tragic loss, and beauty of Hans Christan Andersen’s original mermaid tale while thoughtfully and passionately updating it.” – Publishers Weekly
“A dark and compelling twist on a beloved fairy tale that will make you redefine happily ever after.” — Ellen Herrick, author of The Sparrow Sisters“In ‘The Mermaid’s Daughter’, Ann Claycomb harnesses the grandeur of opera to bring to life a classic fairytale for the present day. This is a moving, fascinating, beautifully rendered debut.” — Emily Mitchell, author of The Last Summer of the World“A long, beautiful… layered romantic fantasy.” — Shawangunk Journal Ann Claycomb is the author of The Mermaid’s Daughter (William Morrow, 2017), a modern-day expansion of Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid. She has an MFA in fiction from West Virginia University and currently works in communications at Colorado State University. US

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