Gracie Marsden

Booth #B427

BONES OF JADE, FLESH LIKE ICE, an adult Taiwanese fantasy debut from author Gracie Marsden, about a young woman that makes a bargain with a shapeshifting demon who promises her power, if she will give up love—a painful price that sets her on a dark journey in this historical fantasy inspired by Taiwanese myth. "An exquisitely wrenching, fleet-footed fairytale of the very best kind. As elegantly constructed as a finger trap, Bones of Jade, Flesh Like Ice plumbs the depths of human cruelty while revealing the timeless possibilities of compassion. A triumph."—Shelley Parker-Chan, bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun “A sweeping, poetic historical fantasy about the lengths we’d go for love and the price we pay for power. This book will rip your heart apart and stitch it back together again. I couldn’t recommend it more.” - Ann Liang, New York Times bestselling author of A Song to Drown Rivers "Rich and heartfelt, Bones of Jade, Flesh like Ice scintillates with power, sacrifice, and sisterhood, finding warmth and magic amidst brutality. -- Shen Tao, author of The Poet Empress