Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next queen.
Then Cath meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the king and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship. Cath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in love on her terms. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans.
In her first stand-alone teen novel, the New York Times-bestselling author dazzles us with a prequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
"Employing all the best aspects of Carroll's book — the White Rabbit, croquet with hedgehogs and flamingos, suits of cards, and the Jabberwocky — Meyer has woven all the elements of darkness and light, fate and free will, and love and hatred into an unforgettable story of the evolution of the Red Queen from a young girl who dreamed of true love and freedom to a madwoman best remembered for the phrase Off with his head. If you only read one fractured fairy tale this year, make it Heartless." — Jane Henriksen Baird, School Library Journal
Recommended Age | 13 and up |
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Author | Marissa Meyer |
ISBN | 1250044650 |
Publication Date | Nov 8, 2016 |
Publisher | Feiwel & Friends |
Language | English |