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The River Has Roots

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Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death. The paperback edition features beautiful interior illustrations. "Half delicious murder ballad, half beguiling love story." --Holly Black "An absolute must-read."... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death.

The paperback edition features beautiful interior illustrations.

"Half delicious murder ballad, half beguiling love story." --Holly Black
"An absolute must-read." --T. Kingfisher
"Every sentence sings!" --Sarah Beth Durst
"Utterly enchanting." --Fonda Lee
"A story that outlasts itself." --Alix E. Harrow
"Truly exquisite." --Zoraida CΓ³rdova
"A beautiful, musical, and loving story." --Emma TΓΆrzs

"Oh what is stronger than a death? Two sisters singing with one breath."

In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family.

There, they tend and harvest the enchanted willows and honour an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None more devotedly than the family's latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the ancient trees.

But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favour of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters' bond but also their lives will be at risk...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250363688

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 March 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: St Martin's Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 113g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Amal El-Mohtar is a Hugo Award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy, poetry and criticism. Her books include The River Has Roots and the New York Times bestseller This is How You Lose the Time War, written with Max Gladstone, which has been translated into over ten languages. Her reviews and articles have appeared in the New York Times and on NPR Books. She lives in Ottawa, Canada.

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