{"product_id":"never-afters-kirstyn-mcdermott-9781922479839","title":"Never Afters","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eYou already know part of their stories. This is what happens next.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Never Afters, Kristyn McDermott upends everything we know about fairy tales by asking a simple question: what happens to the heroines after their tales are over?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn aging Gretel runs a bakery in a remote town, enduring the antics of her drunken brother and the siren song of the witch's grimoire searching for a new witch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBluebeard's seventh bride survives his reign of terror, but now occupies a manor filled with ghostly wives who crave vengeance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen Cinderella is exiled in her own palace, replaced by a younger, prettier girl who can bear her King an heir. Through her journals, she charts how she lost her power...and what she'll do to regain it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rapunzel confronts the trauma and sorrow of a childhood locked in a tower when she learns Mother Gothel is dead, while Beauty and her once beastly husband find themselves estranged as their passion dwindles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed Riding Hood discovers a long-kept family secret, while Snow White learns her prince is less charming than he first appeared. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDark, powerful, and brimming with magic, the seven stories in this collection weave a reimagined world in which fairy-tale girls grow up to find both love and heartbreak, family and friendship, and moments of loss and forgiveness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirstyn McDermott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922479837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922479839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brain Jar Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Kirstyn McDermott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838554853631,"sku":"9781922479839","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_689baca4-4d96-4447-a9fd-a67305efacd1.jpg?v=1746590187","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/never-afters-kirstyn-mcdermott-9781922479839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}