Part literary mystery, part magical tour de force--an incantatory
novel of fierce beauty, lyricism, and originality from a National Book
Award Finalist
A brilliant puzzle of a book from the author of Chime and The Folk
Keeper plunges us into the vulnerable psyche of one of the most
memorable unreliable narrators to grace the page in decades. The Robber
Girl has a good dagger. Its voice in her head is as sharp as its two
edges that taper down to a point. Today, the Robber Girl and her dagger
will ride with Gentleman Jack into the Indigo Heart to claim the gold
that's rightfully his. But instead of gold, the Robber Girl finds a
dollhouse cottage with doorknobs the size of apple seeds. She finds two
dolls who give her three tasks, even though she knows that three is too
many tasks. The right number of tasks is two, like Grandmother gave to
Gentleman Jack: Fetch unto me the mountain's gold, to build our city
fair. Fetch unto me the wingless bird, and I shall make you my heir.
The Robber Girl finds what might be a home, but to fight is easier than
to trust when you're a mystery even to yourself and you're torn between
loyalty and love. The Robber Girl is at once achingly real--wise to
the nuances of trauma--and loaded with magic, action, and intrigue.
Every sentence shines, sharp as a blade, in a beautifully crafted novel
about memory, identity, and the power of language to heal and
reconstruct our lives.
