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The Sisters Grimm

The Sisters Grimm is a dark fantasy novel by Menna van Praag about four estranged sisters with magical powers who must reunite and return to the parallel realm of Everwhere, ideal for readers who enjoy dark fairy tales, sisterhood and multi-perspective fantasy.

Synopsis
There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of sisters Grimm on Earth.
You may well be one of them, though you might never know it.

This is the story of four sisters Grimm – daughters born to different mothers on the same day, each born out of bright-white wishing and black-edged desire.

They found each other at eight years-old, were separated at thirteen and now, at nearly eighteen, it is imperative that they find each other once again.

In thirty-three days they will meet their father in Everwhere. Only then will they discover who they truly are, and what they can truly do. Then they must fight to save their lives and the lives of the ones they love. Three will live, one will die.

You’ll have to read on to find out who and why . . .


Perfect for readers who like...
  • Dark fantasy with fairy-tale elements woven into a modern world.
  • Multiple viewpoints and shifting timelines that gradually reveal the characters' pasts.
  • Stories moving between the real world and a parallel magical realm.
  • Sisterhood, self-discovery and female empowerment.

Books like The Sisters Grimm
  • The Binding by Bridget Collins
  • Tender Morsels By Margo Lanagan
  • The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Themes and story elements
  • Sisterhood
  • Self-discovery
  • Female power
  • Fairy-tale elements
  • Elemental magic
  • Shifting timelines
  • Dark magic

Vividly drawn, evocative and complex, The Sisters Grimm is both absorbing and beautiful – a great achievement.

BRIDGET COLLINS, author of The Binding

About Menna van Praag

Menna van Praag has lived in Cambridge all her life, except when she was studying at Oxford University. She has worked as a reader for BBC Films & TV and as a script editor for a number of independent production companies. Menna is the author of five successful novels of magical realism, including The House at the End of Hope Street, which have been translated into 26 languages. The acclaimed The Sisters Grimm marked her first foray into dark, contemporary fantasy.
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Details
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • ISBN: 9781784164614
  • Length: 496 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 29mm x 127mm
  • Weight: 335g
  • Price: £10.99
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