Praise for A Little in Love:"Fletcher crafts another masterpiece based upon the classic. The entire tale will be long remembered, and is a must-read for all Les Mis fans." —SLJ, starred review"The magic of Fletcher's work is in the way she weaves in and out of Hugo's classic tale, giving a voice to one of literature's most tragic, voiceless characters." —Bookpage (online)"Les Miserables fans, this is the book you've been waiting for. The themes of friendship, romance and liberty run deep–and bonus, it's way faster to read than Victor Hugo's tome." —Metro.us"Fletcher's latest novel breathes new life into this fallen heroine to tell her tragic story of love and self-sacrifice in nineteenth-century Paris." —Booklist"[T]he deeper story about goodness and kindness is . . . carefully and compellingly told. A worthy companion book, with storytelling strong enough to interest even readers unfamiliar with the original novel or its many adaptations." —Kirkus Reviews"Accessibly and engagingly written, the book might lead readers to think in greater depth about the other issues it raises and could be enough to lure them to the original novel." —VOYAPraise for Susan Fletcher:"One of the most poetic and original voices working now."—The Guardian (UK)"Her prose is extraordinarily lyrical: haunted, dreamlike and precise . . . Fletcher's words are undeniably beautiful and her themes are profound."—The Sunday Times (UK)
The holiday season is a tough, pressure-filled time for all, because how on earth do you find that perfect gift for every loved one? And by “perfect gift,” I obviously mean “perfect book,” because I’m not a monster. The choice is hard, so rather than make it myself, I tortured 15 fabulous YA authors with the question: […]
As a culture-seeking society, there are few things we love more than a good retelling of an old classic. We want Lord of the Flies as a school field trip gone awry. We want Macbeth as a really cutthroat student council election. We want Hamlet told from the point of view of Ophelia. We want […]