From the deepest grief comes the chance for transformation. But most important of all, she also meets Kaisa, a huntress employed by the king, and it is Kaisa who truly awakens Ash's desires for both love and self-respect.ĪSH is a fairy tale about possibility and recognizing the opportunities for change. Against the sheer misery of her stepmother's cruelty, greed and ambition in preparing her two charmless daughters for presentation at court, and hopefully royal or aristocratic marriage, Ash befriends one of these fairies - a mysterious, handsome man-who grants her wishes and restores hope to Ash's existence, even though she knows there will be a price to pay. The haunting, romantic lesbian retelling of Cinderella and modern queer classic by award-winning author Malinda Lo - now with an introduction by Holly Black, a letter from the author, a Q&A, and more In the wake of her father's death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. Ash Hardcover Septemby Malinda Lo (Author) 916 ratings Book 1 of 1: Ash See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 13.02 33 Used from 1.49 3 New from 21.99 4 Collectible from 21.00 Paperback 8.69 56 Used from 1.91 30 New from 5. As orphaned Ash grows up, a servant in her stepmother's home, she begans to realise that her beloved mother, Elinor, was very much in tune with these underworld folk, and that she herself has the power to see them too. In the world of ASH, fairies are an older race of people who walk the line between life and death, reality and magic.
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