

It's not until Mary, his muse, comes to life and transforms him from author into subject that his story begins to unfold differently. Fox can't stop himself from killing off the heroines of his novels, and neither can his wife, Daphne.

One of Granta's Best Young British Novelistsįrom the prizewinning young writer o f What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, Gingerbread, and Peaces comes a brilliant and inventive story of love, lies, and inspiration.įairy-tale romances end with a wedding, and the fairy tales don't get complicated. Description Winner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction
