Roses and Rot

This is a magical contemporary fairy tale that asks what would you give for your art? When two sisters (a writer and a dancer) are accepted into Melete, an exclusive arts program to work with a mentor at the top of their field, it's also a chance to reconnect after a troubled childhood. When the program offers one person a chance at their wildest dreams (at a cost) they have to decide what's important--"family (or freedom from it), their career, their art, love…? Fairy promises, haunted souls, and a creeping darkness underlay this beautifully written tale. Fans of the fairy tales of such writers as Pamela Dean, Neil Gaiman, or Terri Windling should take note.