Roses And Rot

Imogen and her sister Marin escape their cruel mother to attend a prestigious artists retreat, but soon learn that living in a fairy tale requires sacrifices, whether it be art or love in this critically acclaimed debut novel from a remarkable young writer (Neil Gaiman, American Gods).

What would you sacrifice for everything you ever dreamed of?

Imogen has grown up reading fairy tales about mothers who die and make way for cruel stepmothers. As a child, she used to lie in bed wishing that her life would become one of these tragic fairy tales because she couldnt imagine how a stepmother could be worse than her mother now. As adults, Imogen and her sister Marin are accepted to an elite post-grad arts programImogen as a writer and Marin as a dancer. Soon enough, though, they realize that theres more to the school than meets the eye. Imogen might be living in the fairy tale shes dreamed about as a child, but its one that will pit her against Marin if she decides to escape her past to find her hearts desire.