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Bio: Malinda Lo
Name: Malinda Lo
'09 Book Title: Ash
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Favorite Books: The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Favorite Bit of Writing Advice: Write regularly, so that you become accustomed to the feel of writing. The more you do it, the easier it becomes.
Random Info About Me: I used to be an entertainment reporter and have interviewed a number of celebrities and starlets, but my career as an entertainment reporter reached its apex in July 2008 when I met and spoke to Joss Whedon. After that, my only choice was to retire and become a full-time novelist.
Ash Synopsis:
Pushed into indentured servitude in her stepmother's household, Ash is consumed with grief after the death of her father and mother. Her only joy comes from the brief, stolen walks she takes in the nearby woods with the dark and dangerous fairy Sidhean. Ash's single, unspoken hope is that someday he might steal her away, as fairies are said to do.
But when she meets Kaisa, the King's Huntress, her heart begins to change. Kaisa teaches Ash to ride and track, and as their friendship grows, Ash's desire for life and for love is reawakened.
Ash is an empowering retelling of Cinderella, in which life and love triumph over death and grief.
'09 Book Title: Ash
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Favorite Books: The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Favorite Bit of Writing Advice: Write regularly, so that you become accustomed to the feel of writing. The more you do it, the easier it becomes.
Random Info About Me: I used to be an entertainment reporter and have interviewed a number of celebrities and starlets, but my career as an entertainment reporter reached its apex in July 2008 when I met and spoke to Joss Whedon. After that, my only choice was to retire and become a full-time novelist.
Ash Synopsis:
Pushed into indentured servitude in her stepmother's household, Ash is consumed with grief after the death of her father and mother. Her only joy comes from the brief, stolen walks she takes in the nearby woods with the dark and dangerous fairy Sidhean. Ash's single, unspoken hope is that someday he might steal her away, as fairies are said to do.
But when she meets Kaisa, the King's Huntress, her heart begins to change. Kaisa teaches Ash to ride and track, and as their friendship grows, Ash's desire for life and for love is reawakened.
Ash is an empowering retelling of Cinderella, in which life and love triumph over death and grief.
