The Kingdom of Little Wounds
- Subject
- Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations
- Age
- Teen
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 576
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press (MA)
- Size
- 14.0 cm × 20.1 cm
- ISBN
- 9780763687571
On the eve of Princess Sophia’s wedding, the Scandinavian city of Skyggehavn prepares to fete the occasion with a sumptuous display of riches. Yet beneath the veneer of celebration, a shiver of darkness creeps through the palace halls. Things are seldom as they seem here — and when an errant prick of a needle sets off a series of events, the fates of seamstress Ava Bingen and mute nursemaid Midi Sorte become irrevocably intertwined with that of mad Queen Isabel. As they navigate a tangled web of palace intrigue, power lust, and deception, Ava and Midi must carve out their own survival any way they can.
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What reviewers said
[A]lmost de Sadean in its rich, sumptuous details.
The events at court are recounted in richly detailed prose that renders immediate the sights and smells of a time when science was deeply intertwined with superstition and politics was a blood sport. ... The novel demands and rewards full immersion in its account of the everyday life, beliefs, and medical practices of the royals, and readers will definitely come away with a (dis)taste for the cultural history of the Renaissance. ... Cokal skillfully and unapologetically blurs the lines between fairy tale and history.
[T]he novel's ... brutality, eloquence, and scope are a breathtaking combination.
This novel is distinctive in thought and elocution, but it is also dense and full of adult content.
Complex and carefully crafted — mesmerizing.
Cokal creates a mystical, shadowy setting full of intrigue and hidden passions.
“Its brutality, eloquence, and scope are a breathtaking combination.”
