Spellbound
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  • Published: 20 January 2026
  • ISBN: 9781804993989
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $22.99
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Spellbound

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20 Jan 2026
Tr. Paperback
23 Apr 2025
EBook
24 Apr 2025
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24 Apr 2025
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24 May 2025
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A feminist reimagining of the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty, told from the perspective of the women at the heart of the story.

An atmospheric, feminist retelling of a classic fairy tale that asks, What if Beauty never went to sleep?

In a remote castle perched atop a windswept island, a long-awaited royal heir is born. In accordance with ancient custom, a blessing ceremony takes place to bestow the princess with magical gifts – along with a terrible curse.

But this is not the love story you may think you know.

There is no enchanted sleep for the princess, and no handsome prince to save the day. Just three women, who together concoct a desperate plan of misdirect that changes the course of all their lives.

Except dark magic cannot be tricked, and as the end of the curse edges closer, Violanna, Meredyth and Sel each has a choice to make.

They can wait to find out if the worst will happen, or they can turn to face the coming storm . . .
  • Published: 20 January 2026
  • ISBN: 9781804993989
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $22.99
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Praise for Spellbound

Beautifully written and atmospheric . . . a fresh, imaginative take on the classic fairytale

Sophie Keetch, author of MORGAN IS MY NAME

Captivating . . . immersive, magical, and of course, spellbinding!

Naomi Kelsey, author of THE BURNINGS

A deliciously magical novel . . . I devoured it!

Menna Van Praag, author of THE SISTERS GRIMM

A perfect blend of fairy tale magic and family drama

A.C. Wise, author of WENDY, DARLING

A wonderfully imaginative retelling

Rosie Hewlett, bestselling author of MEDEA

An exquisitely feminist twist on the age-old tale of Sleeping Beauty, subversive, imaginative, and wholly immersive

Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, Author of The Witch and the Tsar
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