The Redwood Bargain
$46.55
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
28 April 2026
Summary
To free her cousin from an indentured contract, Katrien agrees to fulfill their lord’s bargain with the fabled “Redwood Man.” Three maids before her have posed as his stepdaughter, Lady Zaviera, and met this lord of the forest as promised. But Katrien means to be the first to fool him—and live.
Impersonating a Lady is no easy feat, especially one as beautiful and aloof as Zaviera. With one month before she’s sent off, Katrien is put through endless lessons, even as the Redwood Man’s s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798890033925 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Markelle Grabo |
| Publisher: | Page Street Publishing Co. |
| Imprint: | Page Street Publishing Co. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 528g |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 149mm x 220mm |
| Audience Age: | 14 |
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Critics Review
“A delightfully dark and at times frightening interpretation that feels true to the Grimms’ source material, even as it reinvents the fairy tale in a wholly unexpected way.” –Shelf Awareness
“Reminiscent of Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, and the movie The Brothers Grimm, this gothic fantasy captures the essence of the scary things in the woods.”
–SLJ reviews
“Through sentient woods and bargains entrenched in folklore, this gothic fairy tale brings the eerie vibes in full force with the welcome addition of a sapphic love story.”
–Booklist
“Grabo offers a fresh take on ‘The Dwarf, the Fox and the Princess, ’ collected by the Brothers Grimm […] relayed via atmospheric prose underscored by visceral instances of body and ecological horror.”
–Publishers Weekly
“Deliciously dark, gothic, and atmospheric, The Redwood Bargain is a fairytale-esque tale that isn’t afraid to tackle difficult themes. A fabulous foray into gothic fiction from an emerging voice in YA!”
–Keshe Chow, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Girl With No Reflection and For No Mortal Creature
“The historical drama and class politics of Downton Abbey get a fairy tale twist in Markelle Grabo’s The Redwood Bargain, threading a sinister dread throughout this riveting tale of choices and consequences, as it drags you like a malevolent vine, kicking and screaming towards a shocking conclusion.”
–David Ferraro, author of The Alchemy of Moonlight and Soul of a Gentleman Witch
“A beguiling sapphic fairy tale with deft language, an eerily immersive setting, and characters that wrap themselves around the reader’s heart. Fans of historical fiction and fairy tale retellings alike will delight in this fresh, wonderfully queer homage to the Brothers Grimm!”
–Ashlee Latimer, author of Witchkiller
Markelle Grabo
Markelle Grabo retells the fairy tales that frustrate her, which, based on that guideline, could include nearly all of them. She earned her master’s degree in creative writing for children and young adults from Hamline University and lives in Illinois with her partner and their two cats, Matcha and Kava. She is the author of Call Forth a Fox.
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