After the Forest

A lush fantasy retelling of Hansel and Gretel set in seventeenth-century Germany, perfect for fans of Brigid Kemmerer, Naomi Novik and Marissa Meyer.

Autorentext

Kell Woods is an Australian historical fantasy author. She lives in Jervis Bay near
Sydney with her husband, two sons, and the most beautiful black cat in the realm.
Kell studied English Literature, creative writing and librarianship, so she could
always be surrounded by stories. She has worked in libraries for the past twelve
years, all the while writing about made-up (and not so made-up) places, people and
things you might remember from the fairy tales you read as a child.

Klappentext

Twenty years have passed since Greta and her brother Hans escaped the witch's
cottage, but there was no living happily ever after for them. War has taken its toll on
the country, and with Hans' gambling debts leaving them desperate, only the
addictively delicious gingerbread Greta makes - created with the help of a book
stolen from their childhood captor - can offer a way out, but there's a price for
using it that could cost Greta everything...

Zusammenfassung
A Sunday Times bestselling lush fantasy retelling of Hansel and Gretel set in seventeenth-century Germany, perfect for fans of Brigid Kemmerer, Naomi Novik and Marissa Meyer.