Imogen and her sister Marin get away their cruel mother to wait a prestigious artists’ retreat, but soon learn that surviving in a fairy tale requires sacrifices, whether art or love with this critically acclaimed debut book from “an extraordinary young writer” (Neil Gaiman, American Gods).

What can you sacrifice for everything you ever dreamed of?

Imogen has grown up reading fairy tales about mothers who have die and help to make way for cruel stepmothers. As a kid, she utilized to lie in bed wishing that her lifestyle would become among these tragic fairy stories because she couldn’t imagine what sort of stepmother could be worse than her mother right now. As adults, Imogen and her sister Marin are approved to an elite post-grad arts program-Imogen like a writer and Marin as a dancer. Quickly enough, though, they realize that there’s even more to the school than meets the attention. Imogen may be living in the story book she’s dreamed about as a child, but it’s one which will pit her against Marin if she decides to flee her previous to find her heart’s desire.