"Charged with sisterhood, the drama and wonder of Welsh myth are unleashed in this fabulous faerie romantasy involving a perilous pact with a dashing prince."
Shot-through with themes of oppression, with its historic context coming courtesy of Wales’ Rebecca Riots, The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire is as rich in Welsh myth as it is in heart-pounding romance.
“Unwaith ar y tro”. Once upon a time. So begins a richly-woven story that’s set in Wales in 1842 as two sisters - smart sixteen-year-old Sabrina and beautiful-but-sickly Ceridwen - take their first-ever train to find out if their father will swing on the hangman’s gallows for his part in the Rebecca Riots, a series of protests that saw citizens fight to resist crippling rising taxes and tolls at a time when the Welsh language had long been barred by Westminster.
After being sentenced to ten years’ transportation, Sabrina’s dad instructs her to look after her sister and grandmother. Then, after Sabrina leaves milk out for the “tylwyth teg” (“fair family” fairies), as she’s always done, pondering how she might find her sister a rich husband to support their family, Ceridwen goes missing.
Sabrina’s search for her sister sees her enter a magical realm populated by magical beings from age-old myths, where she discovers Ceridwen’s secret life and love, and encounters an irresistibly handsome fairy prince who issues her with a nigh-impossible proposal.
Offering romantasy fans the full gamut of expected genre tropes - a strong female lead, a richly-imagined magical world, and sizzlingly risky romance - the captivating Welsh context of The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire boosts this book to fresh heights.
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An irresistible dark fae romantasy, inspired by Welsh mythology and perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Faebound, Leigh Bardugo and Holly Black's The Cruel Prince
Ceridwen Parry has run away with the fairies.
But this is not her story.
For Sabrina Parry, the world is tough, cruel and practical. With her father in prison, her aims in life are: 1. hold onto her job, 2. hold her tongue and 3. set up her sister Ceridwen with a man rich enough to look after her.
Ceridwen is lovely, romantic, timid - everything that Sabrina isn't. But then Ceridwen vanishes into the eerie woods leaving only an iron ring behind and Sabrina is drawn into a beautiful but decaying world of fairies and monsters of old. And when an annoyingly handsome fairy prince offers her a dangerous deal, Sabrina is forced to put her own freedom at risk to save her sister.
The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire features in the following genres: Debut Books of the Month, Star Books, Young Adult Fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire is available in Paperback
The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire was written by Anna Fiteni and published by Electric Monkey an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire has 356 pages
£8.99
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