{"product_id":"the-rose-daughter-an-enchanting-feminist-fantasy-from-the-winner-of-the-2019-aurealis-award-9780349427232","title":"The Rose Daughter: An Enchanting Feminist Fantasy from the Winner of the 2019 Aurealis Award","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Maria Lewis is a must-read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBUZZFEED\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Weaves magic into each page' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE NERD DAILY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLewis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecreated\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eculture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003euniverse'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003enever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003emeant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ehero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In fact, Dreckly Jones has made a point her whole life to be exactly \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003ethat. The daughter of a forbidden union between an earth elemental and a selkie, her rare powers have meant she has always had a target on her back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So Dreckly - a 40-something oyster shucker according to her fake documents, 140- something sprite if you're going to get all nit-picky about it - has become an expert at many things. Chief amongst them: hiding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When she meets a determined group of rebels who desperately need her help, she finds herself wanting to stick her neck out for the first time in a long while. Yet is she ready to be noticed? Is Dreckly willing to use her powers to stand up when it could cost her everything? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid Too? \u003c\/i\u003e(Nominee - \u003ci\u003eBest Horror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, Aurealis Awards)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Feminist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e werewolf antics [and] good old fashioned sex. \u003c\/b\u003eMore books please!' 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Getting her start as a police reporter, her writing on pop culture has appeared in publications such as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post, Guardian, Penthouse, The Daily Mail, Empire Magazine, Gizmodo, Huffington Post, The Daily and Sunday Telegraph, i09, Junkee\u003c\/i\u003e and many more. A journalist for over 16 years, she transitioned into working in television as a segment producer, writer and guest presenter on live nightly news program \u003ci\u003eThe Feed\u003c\/i\u003e on SBS. She has worked as a screenwriter on documentary, film and scripted television projects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer best-selling debut novel \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid?\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2016, followed by its sequel \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid Too?\u003c\/i\u003e in 2017, which was nominated for Best Horror Novel at the Aurealis Awards. \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid?\u003c\/i\u003e is currently being developed for television. Her Young Adult debut, \u003ci\u003eIt Came From The Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, was released globally in 2018, followed by her fourth book, \u003ci\u003eThe Witch Who Courted Death\u003c\/i\u003e, which won Best Fantasy Novel at the Aurealis Awards in 2019. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer fifth novel set within the shared supernatural universe - \u003ci\u003eThe Wailing Woman\u003c\/i\u003e - was nominated for Best Fantasy Novel at the Aurealis Awards in 2020, followed by the publication of her sixth novel, \u003ci\u003eWho's Still Afraid?\u003c\/i\u003e, and book seven \u003ci\u003eThe Rose Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e. The host, writer and producer of the limited podcast series \u003ci\u003eJosie \u0026amp; The Podcats \u003c\/i\u003eabout the 2001 cult film, she's a film curator at Australia's national museum of screen culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit Maria Lewis online: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwitter: @moviemazz\u003cbr\u003eInstagram: @maria___lewis\u003cbr\u003eWebsite: www.marialewis.com.au\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Piatkus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50868788592914,"sku":"9780349427232","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e96a05a6-97b3-40ea-976e-8bf36b6ffd99.jpg?v=1737738943","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-rose-daughter-an-enchanting-feminist-fantasy-from-the-winner-of-the-2019-aurealis-award-9780349427232","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}