Leave the Land of the Living with Melinda Salisbury & V E Schwab
In her number one Sunday Times bestseller, Gallant, V E Schwab tells the darkly magical tale of a young woman caught between the world and its shadows. In Her Dark Wings, three-time Carnegie-nominated author Melinda Salisbury takes us to the edge of the Underworld as she retells the Persephone myth. Join these two titans of YA, in conversation with Nadine Aisha Jassat, as they come together to discuss their novels steeped in magic and intrigue.
Melinda Salisbury is appearing remotely
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