Rose and the Beast

<p>With language that is both lyrical and distinctly her own Francesca Lia Block turns nine fairy tales inside out.</p><p>Escaping the poisoned apple Snow frees herself from possession to find the truth of love in an unexpected place.</p><p>A club girl from L.A. awakening from a long sleep to the memories of her past finally finds release from its curse.</p><p>And Beauty learns that Beasts can understand more than men.</p><p>Within these singular timeless landscapes the brutal and the magical collide and the heroine triumphs because of the strength she finds in a pen a paintbrush a lover a friend a mother and finally in herself.</p>