What really brought them here? What secrets will they reveal? And is it too late for them to rescue each other?ĭark, edgy, and wickedly funny, this debut for fans of Carmen Maria Machado, Kristen Arnett, and Kelly Link takes our coziest, most beloved childhood stories, exposes them as anti-feminist nightmares, and transforms them into a new kind of myth for grown-up women. Though the women start out wary of one another, judging each other’s stories, gradually they begin to realize that they may have more in common than they supposed. Title: How To Be Eaten Author: Maria Adelmann Genre: Fiction, fairy tales (adult) Publisher: Little Brown and Company Publication Date: May 2022 Page count: 286 Rating: How To Be Eaten began showing up in various areas of the top-picks sections at my local bookstore some time in late 2022 and the premise was so unique I was instantly intrigued. And Raina's love story will shock them all. Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy tale ending. Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy. Her work has been published by Tin House, n+1, The Threepenny Review. Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Maria Adelmann’s novel HOW TO BE EATEN and story collection GIRLS OF A CERTAIN AGE, were published by Little, Brown. Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas. This darkly funny and provocative novel reimagines classic fairy tale characters as modern women in a support group for trauma.
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