A fairytale twist on the timelessness of love, heartbreak and death, this is a collection of iconic short stories by bestselling author Olivie Blake. For fans of Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher and Olivie Blake's Alone With You in the Ether.Dazzling stories of love, magic and betrayal . . .A sensational collection from internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake.*This edition includes beautiful interior illustrations from artist Polarts*Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, the spirit tethered to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout – and craves her freedom. Elsewhere, Congress enacts a complex auditing system designed to un-waste your youth. We also follow a banished fairy, as she answers a Craigslist ad. And we meet a Victorian orphan, who gains literacy for her occult situationship. In another time and place, a multiverse assassin contemplates the one who got away.Escape the slow trudge of mortality with these magical ruminations on life, death and the love (or re
