{"product_id":"the-grace-year-kim-liggett","title":"The Grace Year (Kim Liggett)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'. . . seethes with love and brutality, violence and hope . . . a remarkable and timely story of the bonds between women' Sabaa Tahir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An incredibly important and empowering read' Natasha Ngan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e_____________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE RESISTANCE STARTS HERE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one speaks of the grace year.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's forbidden.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe're told we have the power to lure grown men from their beds, make boys lose their minds, and drive the wives mad with jealousy. That's why we're banished for our sixteenth year, to release our magic into the wild before we're allowed to return to civilisation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut I don't feel powerful.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI don't feel magical.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTierney James lives in an isolated village where girls are banished at sixteen to the northern forest to brave the wilderness - and each other - for a year. They must rid themselves of their dangerous magic before returning purified and ready to marry - if they're lucky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is forbidden to speak of the grace year, but even so every girl knows that the coming year will change them - if they survive it...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA critically acclaimed page-turning feminist dystopia about a young woman trapped in an oppressive society, fighting to take control of her own life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful, devastating, and deeply moving' Samira Ahmed, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eInternment \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLove, Hate \u0026amp; Other Filters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A visceral, darkly haunting fever dream of a novel . . . I couldn't stop reading' Libba Bray, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Diviners\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Great and Terrible Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim Liggett, originally from the rural Midwest in the US, moved to New York City to pursue a career in the arts. She's the author of \u003ci\u003eBlood and Salt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeart of Ash\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e (Bram Stoker Award Winner), \u003ci\u003eThe Unfortunates\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Grace Year.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKim spends her free time studying tarot and scouring Manhattan for rare vials of perfume and the perfect egg white cocktail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-Format, Englisch, 416 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65932984910173,"sku":"K082935172","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8293517200001A.jpg?v=1789507791","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-grace-year-kim-liggett","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}