Moonlight And Ashes

Description

The story of Cinderella as you've never heard it before ...A girl whose fortunes have plummeted from wealthy aristocrat to servant-girl. A magic hazel twig. A prince. A desperate escape from danger. This is not the story of a girl whose fairy godmother arranges her future for her. This is the story of Selena, who will take charge of her own destiny, and learn that her magic is not to be feared but celebrated. Pure fairytale - with all the romance, magic and adventure that goes along with it.

Sophie Masson was born in Indonesia of French parents and was brought up mainly in Australia. A bilingual French and English speaker, she has a master's degree in French and English literature. Sophie is the prolific author of numerous young adult fantasy novels as well as several adult novels. She lives in Armidale, New South Wales. The first stories Sophie remembers are the traditional fairy tales told to her by her French grandmother. Later, she heard family stories, which proved to her that magic and romance and terror don't only appear in fairytales- like the romantic story of the beautiful ancestor who caught the eye of the Sun-King, Louis XIV; or the spooky story of the chain-rattling ghost that haunted the family home deep in the green countryside of France. It's no wonder that she grew up with a head full of stories and a burning desire to become a writer.

'In Sophie Masson's elegant hands, a classic fairy tale is transformed into an engaging thriller full of drama and clever plot twists.' - Isobelle Carmody, author of The Obernewtyn Chronicles