{"product_id":"9781250308399","title":"Down Among the Sticks and Bones","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDown Among the Sticks and Bones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Seanan McGuire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Seanan McGuire returns to her popular Wayward Children series with \u003ci\u003eDown Among the Sticks and Bones—\u003c\/i\u003ea truly standalone story suitable for adult and young adult readers of urban fantasy, and the follow-up to the Alex, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning, World Fantasy Award finalist, Tiptree Honor List book \u003ci\u003eEvery Heart a Doorway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home and were packed off to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of what happened first…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJacqueline was her mother’s perfect daughter—polite and quiet, always dressed as a princess. If her mother was sometimes a little strict, it’s because crafting the perfect daughter takes discipline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJillian was her father’s perfect daughter—adventurous, thrill-seeking, and a bit of a tom-boy. He really would have preferred a son, but you work with what you've got.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were five when they learned that grown-ups can’t be trusted. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were twelve when they walked down the impossible staircase and discovered that the pretense of love can never be enough to prepare you a life filled with magic in a land filled with mad scientists and death and \u003ci\u003echoices\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wayward Children Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 1: \u003ci\u003eEvery Heart a Doorway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 2: \u003ci\u003eDown Among the Sticks and Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 3: \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Sugar Sky\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBook 4: \u003ci\u003eIn an Absent Dream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McGuire has a miraculous talent for examining adolescent discontent, wedding the strange with the poignant, the fearsome with the fascinating.\" —\u003ci\u003eRT \u003c\/i\u003eBook Reviews Top Pick, 4 1\/2 stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Beautifully crafted and smartly written, this fairy-tale novella is everything that speculative fiction readers look for: fantastical worlds, diverse characters, and prose that hits home with its emotional truths.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Exquisitely crafted, this is the rare companion novel that can stand alone.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e starred review.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDown Among the Sticks and Bones \u003c\/i\u003ehas the voice and rhythm of a fairy tale... It is vividly characterised, as so much of Seanan McGuire’s work is, and has the kind of prose that carries you along to find out what happens next.\" —\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"McGuire’s exquisitely written fairy tale is about the choices that can alter the course of a life forever, lost innocence, and what it is to love and be loved.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eEVERY HEART A DOORWAY\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. S. Lewis' classics.\" —NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Seanan McGuire has long been one of the smartest writers around, and with this novella we can easily see that her heart is as big as her brain. We know this story isn't true, but it is truth.\" —Charlaine Harris, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series (TV's \u003ci\u003eTrue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a gorgeous story: sometimes mean, sometimes angry, and always exciting.\" —Cory Doctorow for \u003ci\u003eBoingBoing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"McGuire's lyrical prose makes this novella a rich experience.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"So mindblowingly good, it hurts.\" —io9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This gothic charmer is a love letter to anyone who's ever felt out of place.\" — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This gothic novel is ideal for fantasy fans who have longed for a world of their own, as well as readers looking for books with diverse casts.\" —\u003ci\u003eBookish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGirl Interrupted\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eGrimm's Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. Let it in and it will touch your heart and open your mind.” —\u003ci\u003eGeek Syndicate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShort-listed Locus Awards - Nominee (2018), Nominated Hugo Award - Nominee (2018), Long-listed ALA Alex Awards Winner (Adult for Young Adults) (2018), Long-listed Library Journal Best Books of the Year (2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250308399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"CD-Audio","offer_id":40683279712462,"sku":"9781250308399","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_55832cfe-cd2c-43d0-bd64-2204b66f2067.jpg?v=1640146874","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250308399","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}