Roshani Chokshi is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling series the Star-Touched Queen and the Gilded Wolves as well as Aru Shah and the End of Time, which Time named one of the Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time. Chokshi's adult debut, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride, was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller. Her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages and often draw upon world mythology and folklore. Chokshi is a member of the National Leadership Board for the Michael C. Carlos Museum and lives in Georgia with her family.
"Reading Chokshi's prose is like sinking deeply into the
overstuffed arms of a plush, purple velvet sofa. Her lavish
descriptions . . . wrap you in sumptuous sensory detail." - New
York Times"Chokshi's writing is vivid and lovely." - Entertainment
Weekly"Darkly gorgeous and utterly entrancing, Chokshi's adult
fairy tale is as deadly as any fable of old; the lush, glittering
prose and haunting mystery gilding a story sharper than a
huntsman's blade." - Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The
City of Brass"A fairy tale in the oldest and truest sense: a
haunting dream full of blood and love, vicious truths and beautiful
lies. It swallowed me whole, and I went willingly." - Alix E.
Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of The Once and Future
Witches"I'm not sure I can capture how much this book moved,
gripped, devoured me. Chokshi draws stars from the darkness. An
opulent, engrossing tale with all the power of a myth and all the
truth of a parable--reading a story like this reminds you why we
tell them in the first place." - Kiran Millwood Hargrave,
internationally bestselling author of The Mercies"Roshani Chokshi's
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is an elegant, intoxicating
cocktail of a book. Her gorgeous prose builds a fairy tale
otherworld around you, one you'll do anything to remain in." - Kat
Howard, award-winning author of An Unkindness of Magicians"Roshani
Chokshi's transfixing first novel for adults is a fairytale-infused
story about marriage and the secrets couples keep from each other.
That, and an enchanted house off the coast of Washington and hotel
fortune." - Today.com "Like the best Gothic novels, The Last Tale
of the Flower Bride lures you in, cups you in a dreamlike trance,
and--most impressively--makes the whole trick look effortless. A
story of obsessive bonds and the lies we eagerly devour to be
loved, it is at once exquisitely intense and profoundly sad.
Reader, I was at its mercy. " - Isabel Cañas, bestselling author of
The Hacienda"How well do you really know the person you married?
That's the question at the heart of Roshani Chokshi's unsettlingly
gorgeous adult fantasy. In the book, a man is forced to face
uncomfortable truths about his mysterious wife, Indigo, on a trip
to her childhood home. . . . This book is for anyone who loves dark
fairy tales and is obsessed with the monstrous nature of teenage
girlhood." - Kalyani Saxena, NPR, "Best Books of the Year""A
dazzling fairy tale for adults. . . . Take a fairy tale, infuse it
with a gothic flair, drizzle in some dark romance, and you get The
Last Tale of the Flower Bride." - Time, Best Books of February
2023"Equal parts fairy tale, friendship story, and an examination
of marriage, this gothic tale is lush and haunting. Chokshi,
already a best-selling author of children's and YA books, returns
to the adult world in this winning, original work. Highly
recommended for all fantasy collections." - Booklist, starred
review"An exquisitely painted fairy tale filled with dark
enchantment and an exploration of the monsters within." -
BuzzfeedNews.com"I don't know how otherwise to explain this--The
Last Tale of the Flower Bride is a Scorpio of a book. It is lush
and extremely sensual from the very beginning, full of dark secrets
and elegance that will sweep you off your feet. . . . An absolutely
gorgeous read, with prose like expensive perfume and pearls. You
won't want it to ever end." - Christina Orlando, Tor.com"A
delightfully meta fairy tale . . . The Last Tale of the Flower
Bride is a fine addition to the shelf of novels about ordinary
people being seduced by wealth and glamour -- but its real strength
is the way magic emanates from every exquisitely crafted sentence.
. . . It feels like the best conjuring trick ever." - Charlie Jane
Anders, Washington Post "The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is a
novel steeped in tradition--from the gothic genre through world
myths and fairy stories--and yet it weaves itself into something
fresh and original. I very much enjoyed Chokshi's exploration of
the enchantments that can exist within human relationships, the
subtleties of friendship, the stories we tell to ourselves, and the
lengths we will go to belong. A beautifully conjured tale." -
Claire Heywood, author of Daughters of Sparta"Unworldly,
intoxicating--and so, so very enchanting. Each page ripples with
the feeling of a dream filled by beauty and terrors alike. This is
an intricate character study in finest form." - Chloe Gong, New
York Times bestselling author of Foul Lady Fortune"A unicorn
tapestry of folklore, magic, and monsters, woven with the nimblest
hand and the most shimmering gilded thread. Roshani Chokshi is a
master of all things baroque, sensuous, and mystical." - Ava Reid,
bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman"Bestseller Chokshi
makes her adult debut with a lush and haunting modern fairy tale
about the nature of friendship and love. . . . Chokshi's prose
overflows with metaphor and lavish imagery, adding to the decadent,
gothic feel as the mystery of Indigo's past intensifies. The result
is equal parts dizzying, dazzling, and foreboding." - Publishers
Weekly"The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is an intoxicating fever
dream, an irresistibly seductive fairy tale. I've never read
anything like it. Chokshi's mastery of her craft is on full
display. This book will leave you utterly spellbound."
- Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book
Lovers"A shimmering tapestry of intertwined fairy tales, told
through the secrets of a modern Bluebeard's chamber. The Last Tale
of the Flower Bride will enthrall fans of twisty, dark journeys
into the secrets of two girls, Indigo and Azure, who are
inextricably linked by the perils of a mysterious house where
nothing is quite as it seems." - Yangsze Choo, New York Times
bestselling author of The Night Tiger"The Last Tale of the Flower
Bride gripped me from its first chapter and enthralled me till the
very end. An utterly breathtaking story--dark, haunting, and
thrumming with mystery, magic, and love." - Sue Lynn Tan,
bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess"Roshani Chokshi
knows fairy tales and myth like few other writers, and in these
pages, her knowledge of those traditions shimmers like actual
magic. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is not only a thrillingly
inventive modern fairy tale, but also a book that invites us to
rethink all fairy tales. This novel is addictive, decadent, and
sultry--a dark fantasy, a subtle and sensitive story of female
friendship, and a seductive examination of the mysteries of
marriage itself. It will shock, disarm, and delight you, with
surprise reverberating all the way to its very last lines." -
Sanjena Sathian, author of Gold Diggers"Gorgeous and ornate, this
sensual fairy tale illuminates the corrosive and redemptive power
of both love and lies." - Holly Black, #1 New York Times
bestselling author of Book of Night"The gothic atmosphere of this
fairy-tale romance, mixed with heartbreaking tragedy, creates a
story that hovers between fantasy and illusion. It begins with an
enchantment and ends with its breaking. In between, a dream becomes
a nightmare--until they both wake up. Chokshi's adult debut is
recommended for lovers of gothic romance, magical realism, and
stories where fairy tales come true, especially when they
shouldn't." - Library Journal"Chokshi's tale is as sweet as a piece
of fairy fruit, and just as wicked. Every bite is velvet, every
swallow is gold, and the taste lingers like a fever dream." - V. E.
Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life
of Addie LaRue
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