Peternelle van Arsdale creëert boeiende verhalen voor young adults die zich verdiepen in duistere, met magie doordrenkte werelden waar moed en hoop de diepste angsten confronteren. Haar werken, vaak omschreven als huiveringwekkend maar toch hoopgevend, verkennen de complexiteit van de menselijke geest door middel van meeslepende verhaallijnen en onvergetelijke personages. Met een scherp oog voor detail en een diep begrip van de psychologie van personages, bouwt van Arsdale werelden die lezers volledig onderdompelen. Haar proza is een bewijs van de kracht van storytelling om zelfs de meest schaduwrijke hoeken van de menselijke ervaring te verlichten.
In this haunting tale, Alys, a girl with a secret talent, must confront the soul eaters that threaten her village. Abandoned and transformed, these beings devour souls, while Alys grapples with her connection to them and the Beast. As she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and healing, she faces dangers both external and internal.
“A dark and enchanting tale.” —Bustle “Fiercely written and beautifully feminist.” —Lisa Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Magician One girl must uncover secrets of the past to save her friend from a terrible curse in this “dark, angry fairy tale” (BCCB, starred review) filled with love, revenge, and redemption that is inspired by the myth of Medusa. Milla knows two things to be true: Demons are real, and fear will keep her safe. Milla’s whole world is her family’s farm. She is never allowed to travel to the village and her only friend is her beloved older brother, Niklas. When a bright-eyed girl named Iris comes to stay, Milla hopes her loneliness might finally be coming to an end. But Iris has a secret she’s forbidden to share: The village is cursed by a demon who possesses girls at random, and the townspeople live in terror of who it will come for next. Now, it seems, the demon has come for Iris. When Iris is captured and imprisoned with other possessed girls, Milla leaves home to rescue her and break the curse forever. Her only company on the journey is a terrible new secret of her own: Milla is changing, too, and may soon be a demon herself. Suspenseful and vividly imagined, The Cold Is in Her Bones is a novel about the dark, reverberating power of pain, the yearning to be seen and understood, and the fragile optimism of love.