We Shall Be Monsters

A girl marked for death ventures into the wooded realm of the fairies to rescue her mother in this dark,lyrical fantasy about vengeful witchesbeastly fathersand the stories mothers tell to keep their daughters safeΓÇöfrom the author of Nocturne. Gemma Cassata lives with her mother in an isolated antiques shop in Michigannear a seductive patch of woods concealing an enchanted gateway to fairyland. Gemma knows sheΓÇÖs not supposed to go into the woodsΓÇöher motherVirginiahas warned her multiple times about the monsters that lurk thereΓÇöand yet she canΓÇÖt resist. Virginia understands her daughterΓÇÖs defiance. She knows the allure of the woods all too well. Her own mother warned her about the monstersand Virginia also did not listenΓÇöuntil a witch cursed her true love just days before their childΓÇÖs birth. So Virginia will do whatever she can to protect her daughterΓÇöeven if it means stealing GemmaΓÇÖs memories. But everything changes when Gemma gets too close to the truthand the witch takes Virginia . Now it is up to Gemma to venture deep into the mysterious woods to rescue her mother and break the curse. Told in the alternating viewpoints of Gemma and Virginiathis novel is not only a tale of a girlΓÇÖs fantastical quest through a darkly magical fairyland but also an exploration of the complex bonds between children and their parents.