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1st trade paperback ed "A readers guide" and "In her own words: a conversation with Margo Lanagan" at end of text A young woman who has endured unspeakable cruelties is magically granted a safe haven apart from the real world and allowed to raise her two daughters in this alternate reality, until the barrier between her world and the real one begins to break down Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2009