a curse dark as gold by elizabeth c bunce

Charlotte Miller has always scoffed at talk of a curse on her familys woolen mill, which holds her beloved small town together. Morris YA Debut Award is a fairy tale, spun with a mystery, woven with a family story, and shot through with romance. Beagle, World Fantasy Award-winning author ?An intelligent, original, and interesting new take on an old fairy tale, and a marvelous debut novel. This ravishing winner of the ALAs William C. Her heroine/narrator is immensely appealing the atmosphere of a world on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution is completely believable and the suspense of the story builds so craftily that I started taking notes on just how she does it.?Peter S. And Charlotte?s mill, her family, her love?what do those matter to a stranger who can spin straw into gold? This is an award-winning and wholly original retelling of ?Rumplestiltskin.?Set in a rural valley in the late 1700s, this reworking of the ?Rumplestiltskin? story includes ghosts, witchcraft, elements of Georgian society, and much earlier folk magic in the guise of a novel of manners.?School Library Journal ?A Curse Dark as Gold beats the hell out of any fantasy novel I?ve read this year. But the gleam of gold conjures a shadowy past?secrets ensnaring generations of Millers. To get the thread, Charlotte must strike a bargain with its maker, the mysterious Jack Spinner. Halloween is less than two weeks away and if you’re still looking for a ghost story to get you in the mood of the season, check out Edgar Award winner and borg writer Elizabeth C. It promises a future for her sister, jobs for her townsfolk, security against her grasping uncle?maybe even true love. Morris Award for a Young Adult Debut An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Smithsonian Notable Book An Oprah?s Book Club Kids? Reading List Teen Selection The gold thread promises Charlotte Miller a chance to save her family?s beloved woolen mill. ?In this slow-simmering but rewarding retelling, first-novelist Bunce presents an innovative interpretation of Rumpelstiltskin.?Horn Book Winner of the William C.

A curse dark as gold by elizabeth c bunce