PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Natasha Bowen is a writer, a teacher, and a mother of three children. She is of Nigerian and Welsh descent and lives in Cambridge, England, where she grew up. Natasha studied English and creative writing at Bath Spa University before moving to East London, where she taught for nearly ten years. Her debut book was inspired by her passion for mermaids and African history. She is obsessed with Japanese and German stationery and spends stupid amounts on notebooks, which she then features on her secret Instagram. When she's not writing, she's reading, watched over carefully by Milk and Honey, her cat and dog.
One of the most epic and original fantasies I've read in a long time. Natasha Bowen has crafted a world full of heart and imagination. * Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Instructions for Dancing * The most engrossing, thought-provoking, beautiful novel...knocks your socks off and leaves you wanting more. * Namina Forna, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Ones * Bursting with innovative inspiration...A divine debut that explores the glories of West African myth, religion, and history * Kirkus * A compelling, moving YA fairytale, richly woven with west African mythology * The Guardian * A triumph of storytelling. * Kalynn Bayron, bestselling author of Cinderella is Dead * A dazzling debut . . . Bowen relays a story as lushly described as it is cinematic, centering a brave headstrong protagonist coming into her own power in an age of change * Publisher's Weekly * 'Fantastical creatures and vengeful gods form a vivid backdrop to this rich and original story of one girl's journey to find herself' Observer (YA Books of Month) -- Fiona Noble * Observer *
