We kept her in the cellar : a novel

We kept her in the cellar A novel

W. R. Gorman

Book - 2024

"There are always two sides to a story. This dark and twisted reimagining of Cinderella, told from her stepsister's POV, is perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Naomi Novik.Eunice lives her life by three simple rules: One, always refer to Cinderella as family. Two, never let Cinderella gain access to rats or mice. Three, never look upon Cinderella between the hours of twelve and three a.m. Cinderella has dark and terrifying powers. As her stepsister, Eunice is expected to care for her and keep the family's secret. For years, Eunice has faithfully done so. Her childhood flew by in a blur of nightmares, tears, and near-misses with the monster living in the cellar. But when she befriends the handsome Prince Credence and secures... an invitation to the ball, Eunice is determined to break free. When her younger sister, Hortense, steps up to care for Cinderella, Eunice grabs her chance to dance the night away -- until Cinderella escapes. With her eldritch powers, Cinderella attends the ball and sweeps Prince Credence off his feet, leaving behind a trail of carnage and destruction as well as a single green glass slipper. With Cinderella unleashed, Eunice must determine how much of herself she is willing to sacrifice in order to stop Cinderella. Unsettling and macabre at every turn, this page-turning horror will bewitch horror fans and leave its readers anxiously checking the locks on their cellar doors."

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Subjects
Stepsisters > Fiction.
Horror fiction.
Novels.
Genres
Horror fiction
Novels
Published
New York : Crooked Lane 2024.
Language
English
Main Author
W. R. Gorman (author)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
"A Cinderella horror" -- front cover.
Physical Description
294 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781639109142
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

After a decade of silence, Eunice relates a shocking, tell-all story: she reveals her impending dread and her younger sister Hortense's excitement on the day they were scheduled to first meet their new stepsister. Eunice's trepidation is simply a precursor to the terror she lives with for the next decade: her stepsister, Cinderella, is an eldritch horror. She must be kept locked in the cellar, where she is fed rotting food as treats, controls rats and mice, and reverts to her horrifying true form in the middle of the night. Cinderella injures Hortense at their first encounter, setting off a battle of wills between the two, while Eunice and her parents struggle as caregivers for both of them. Years later, Eunice befriends Prince Credence as the balls to find him a queen are announced. When Cinderella escapes and bewitches the prince, Eunice engages in desperate actions to save him and the kingdom from her own family. This masterful and horrific interpretation of "Cinderella" follows the well-known plot in entirely unexpected ways, a welcome addition to the retold-fairy-tale genre.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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