An invitationon fine ivory paper, in bold black handwritingfrom. Agent: Wendy Schmalz, Wendy Schmalz Agency. The Bluebeard fairy tale retold.When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram’s beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. All of which makes her luck,ĭetermination, and eventual triumph all the more rewarding. Although the book moves leisurely, it effectively blends the fairytale world with the realities of Sophia’s powerlessness: she’s underage, impoverished, and female. There is something for just about every reader here: some romance, a likable heroine, a bit of ghost story, an ominous mystery,a fight for justice, and a charismatic villain, all wrapped up in an unfamiliar and intriguing setting.

And then there are the ghosts of his former wives-all redheads, just like Sophia-and her godfather’s increasingly obvious sexual interest in her. Strands of Bronze and Gold is an imaginative retelling of an unfamiliar fairy tale. Nickerson makes smart use of a lush, eerie antebellum Mississippi setting to add tension: one of the things that bothers Boston-born Sophia is the way Monsieur Bernard treats his slaves. Glowing strands of romance, mystery, and suspense are woven into this breathtaking debuta thrilling retelling of the Bluebeard fairy tale. While familiarity with that tale diminishes some of the suspense and leaves readers ahead of 17-year-old Sophia, it also affords the pleasure of seeing how this version plays out. It’s the stuff of fairy tales, quite literally in this case: debut author Nickerson is retelling Perrault’s Bluebeard story. When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petherams. After Sophia Petheram is orphaned, she is taken in by her fabulously rich and handsome godfather, Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, who wants only to please and spoil her. Buy a cheap copy of Strands of Bronze and Gold book by Jane Nickerson.

Strands of bronze and gold