I’m so excited to be able to share the gorgeous cover for THE BOOK OF GOTHEL with you today! Designed by Lisa Marie Pompillio, the art director and designer at Orbit Books and Redhook, the cover is visually stunning, and I think it evokes the gothic, fairytale atmosphere of the novel perfectly!
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A manuscript buried in a Black Forest cellar reveals the truth behind the Rapunzel folktale…
Haelewise has always lived under the shadow of her mother, Hedda—a woman who will do anything to keep her daughter protected. For with her strange black eyes and even stranger fainting spells, Haelewise is shunned by her village, and her only solace lies in the stories her mother tells of child-stealing witches, of princes in wolf-skins, of an ancient tower cloaked in mist, where women will find shelter if they are brave enough to seek it.
When her mother dies, Haelewise is left unmoored. With nothing left for her in her village, she sets out to find the tower of legend—a place called Gothel, where Haelewise meets a wise woman willing to take her under her wing. But Haelewise is not the only woman to seek refuge at Gothel. It’s also a haven for a girl named Rika, who carries with her a secret the Church strives to keep hidden. A secret that just might explain why Haelewise keeps hearing her mother’s voice.
Beautifully rendered and rich in historical detail, this fractured fairytale spins the familiar story of Rapunzel on its head by centering its villain—Haelewise, the witch of the tower of Gothel.
MARY MCMYNE 