Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy tale ending. Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy. Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas. Book Synopsis One of NPRs Best Books of the Year: This darkly funny and provocative novel reimagines classic fairy tale characters as modern women in a support group for trauma. What really brought them here? What secrets will they reveal? And is it too late for them to rescue one another?-Dust jacket flap. Though the women start out wary of one another, judging each others stories, gradually they begin to realize that they may have more in common than they supposed. And Rainas love story will shock them all. Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy-tale ending. About the Book In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas.
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