Description
On the eve of Princess Sophia’s wedding, the Scandinavian city of Skyggehavn dazzles with ceremony—while a mysterious illness spreads through the royal family and threatens the heirs to the throne. In the palace, a single needle’s prick becomes the spark for a chain of betrayals, as seamstress Ava Bingen and mute nursemaid Midi Sorte are pulled into a dangerous struggle shaped by courtly hunger, deception, and power. Susann Cokal’s sharp, darkly lyrical storytelling blends gothic intrigue with bodily realism, turning everyday labor and silence into instruments of survival and resistance. As alliances fracture and violence escalates, the novel explores themes of agency, exploitation, and the cost of loyalty when the truth is always being stitched over.
Available Editions
paperback
Candlewick Press
Published Jan 1, 2013
554 pages
ISBN: 9780763666941
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Details
First Published
2013
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal.