![]() Surrender to her new life or fight for her old one, all while navigating ![]() With her treacherous lady-in-waiting, Lisette.Īchleva and bereft of her identity, Aurelia must decide if she wants to But before she can claim asylum in the court of herīetrothed, her travel party turns on her, forcing her to trade places Stranger, she is driven from Renalt by the witch-hunting Tribunal and a Impending marriage is her fear of those who’d kill her to prevent it.Īn assassination attempt forces Aurelia to use forbidden magic to save a ![]() Rumors of an unwell, cruel princeĪbound, and the only thing that eclipses Aurelia’s apprehension of her Is the first princess born to the Renalten crown in two hundred years,ĭestined to fulfill a treaty by journeying to marry Valentin, the prince Takes a ghostly mystery and sets it inside an epic fantasy world. ![]() Imaginative retelling of the Grimm Fairy tale “The Goose Girl” that RED QUEEN and UPROOTED, Crystal Smith’s debut novel, BLOODLEAF, is an ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In general, and I am sharing this observation made by Jill Lepore, most American historians write histories playing out within the American nation, without necessarily writing the history of the American nation. Preliminary Remarks: A Peaceful Coexistence However, before I delve into the discussion and in order to prepare my argument, a couple of preliminary remarks on some wider trajectories in American historiography since the late 20th century are necessary, navigating the troubled waters between various kinds of American, national, and global history. It revolves around the central question, if-given the recent power of ethno-nationalist politics-historians should follow Lepore’s call for “a new Americanism, as tough-minded and openhearted as the nation at its best,” and if refocusing on what Lepore sees as a better history of the nation is an apt response. This controversy has gained new momentum since the recent publication of two books by historian Jill Lepore. In this essay, I discuss the latest controversy over the role of the nation in the history and historiography of the United States. “To love this particular nation is to love the world.” ![]() ![]() ![]() And as the boundary between hatred and love grows ever thinner with the prince, Violet must untangle a wicked web of deceit in order to save herself and the kingdom-or doom them all. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A darkly enchanting fantasy about a lying witch, a cursed prince, and a sinister prophecy that ignites their doomed destiniesperfect for fans of The Cruel Prince.Everything you want from an enemies-to-lovers fantasy starring morally gray characters.BuzzFeedViolet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrasedand not. Violet’s wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can’t change her fate. Violet faces her own choice: Seize an opportunity to gain control of her own destiny, no matter the cost, or give in to the ill-fated attraction that’s growing between her and Cyrus. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he’s crowned at the end of the summer-unless Violet does something about it.īut when the king asks her to falsely prophesy Cyrus’s love story for an upcoming ball, Violet awakens a dreaded curse, one that will end in either damnation or salvation for the kingdom-all depending on the prince’s choice of future bride. Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased-and not always true-divinations. ![]() |