My Imaginary Mary
$29.14
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
16 June 2025
Summary
It’s aliiiiiiiive! New York Times bestselling authors of My Lady Jane are back with the electric, poetic, and (almost) historical tale of the one and only Mary Shelley.
Mary may have inherited the brilliant mind of her late mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, but she lives a drab life above her father’s bookstore, waiting for an extraordinary idea that’ll inspire a work worthy of her parentage—and impress her rakishly handsome (and super-secret) beau, Percy Shelley.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780062930088 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0062930087 |
| Author: | Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 16 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 379g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 135mm x 203mm |
| Series: | The Lady Janies |
| Audience Age: | 13-99 |

Critics Review
Praise for My Contrary Mary: ★“Fast-paced, well-plotted, frequently hilarious—as delicious as the finest French pastry.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Praise for My Calamity Jane: “Witty and winsome, this rollicking tall tale makes its own rules.”— Booklist (starred review)★“Bitingly clever. A riotous romp through two prominent figures’ imagined—and winningly fantastical—lives.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Full of twists, turns, and laugh-out-loud humor, this tongue-in-cheek feminist alternative history is impossible to put down. A thrilling alternative history that sparkles with wit and charm.” — Kirkus ReviewsPraise for My Plain Jane: “The authors’ affection for their source material is abundantly clear in this clever, romantic farce.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)“A delightfully deadpan deconstruction of a Gothic novel, with a ghost almost no one can see providing the commentary. Marvelously self-aware and almost too clever for its own good.” — ALA Booklist (starred review)“A madcap story of ghosts, possession, revenge, and murder. Humorously blends fact with fiction and offers a gentler, more hopeful outcome for Charlotte, her siblings, and her heroine.” — School Library Journal (starred review)Praise for My Lady Jane: “Wacky, irreverent, and just plain fun. This fantasy-adventure politely tips its hat to history before joyfully punting it out of the way. An utter delight.” — Booklist (starred review)“An uproarious historical fantasy that’s not to be missed.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Gleefully anachronistic comedy.” — Kirkus Reviews★ “Energetic, clever, and absorbing. The authors responsible for this entertaining smashup series get better with every book they write.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Cynthia Hand
Cynthia Hand is the New York Times bestselling author of several books for teens, including the Unearthly trilogy, the contemporary novel The Last Time We Say Goodbye, and the historical comedy My Lady Jane. Before turning to writing for young adults, she studied literary fiction, and earned both an MFA and a PhD in fiction writing. Cynthia currently resides in Boise, Idaho, with two kids, two cats, and a mountain of books.
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