{"product_id":"9781481451178","title":"Roses and Rot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Sci-Fi\/Fantasy\/Horror Novel of Summer 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Captivating, fiercely smart (about sisters, artists), utterly transporting. I read it so consumingly, it was more akin to swallowing it whole. Not to be missed.” —Megan Abbott, Edgar-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fever\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Will Know Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kat Howard seems to possess a magic of her own, of making characters come alive and scenery so vivid, you forget it exists only on the page. \u003ci\u003eRoses and Rot \u003c\/i\u003eis both beautiful and dark, lovely, and haunting.\" —Anton Bogomazov, Politics and Prose Bookstore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A contemporary dark fantasy full of dark magic, the hidden traps of fairy tales, and painful humanity. I loved every page.” —Christopher Golden, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDead Ringers \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImogen and her sister Marin escape their cruel mother to attend a prestigious artists’ retreat, but soon learn that living in a fairy tale requires sacrifices, whether it be art or love in this haunting debut novel from “a remarkable young writer” (Neil Gaiman).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would you sacrifice for everything you ever dreamed of?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImogen has grown up reading fairy tales about mothers who die and make way for cruel stepmothers. As a child, she used to lie in bed wishing that her life would become one of these tragic fairy tales because she couldn’t imagine how a stepmother could be worse than her mother now. As adults, Imogen and her sister Marin are accepted to an elite post-grad arts program—Imogen as a writer and Marin as a dancer. Soon enough, though, they realize that there’s more to the school than meets the eye. Imogen might be living in the fairy tale she’s dreamed about as a child, but it’s one that will pit her against Marin if she decides to escape her past to find her heart’s desire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saga Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038155948272,"sku":"9781481451178","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781481451178_p0.jpg?v=1763622306","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781481451178","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}