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Staff Pick of the Week
The Unnamed
By Joshua Ferris
the unusual :
happiness
marriage
a good life
the untimely :
snatched
from our shelter
our safe house of hearts
the unnerving :
changes
a wind whipped street
lifes cruel hard road
joshua ferris has courageously written a novel for all god's lonely children
his story shines even as it darkens
his characters sing even as they're crying
unnamed
unknowing
What if Cinderella hadn't needed a handsome prince? What if the Fairy Godmother had been the old sort of fairy, whose motives and intentions are decidedly less than kind?
Ash takes the classic fairy-tale and turns it smartly on its head.
Aisling (called Ash), an orphan left in the care of her not-entirely-wicked step-mother, dabbles dangerously in the land of Fairy, trying to escape her daily drudgery and make contact with her deceased mother. But when real-life intrudes in the form of Kaisa, the King's Huntress, Ash finds she must decide between her promises to Fairy and the person she loves truly in the human world.
Ash is a wonderfully empowered heroine. She may not always make the best decisions, but she is adept at accepting the consequences and pressing ever onwards towards her goals. She is clever and resourceful, and it was a pleasure to read about a heroine who can rescue herself.
