Januaries

Januaries is collection of new and existing short stories from the internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake.Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, the spirit tethered to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout - and craves her freedom. Elsewhere, Congress enacts a complex auditing system designed to un-waste your youth. We also follow a banished fairy, as she answers a Craigslist ad. And we meet a Victorian orphan, who gains literacy for her occult situationship. In another time and place, a multiverse assassin contemplates the one who got away.Escape the slow trudge of mortality with these magical ruminations on life, death and the love (or revenge) that outlasts both. This collection also features modified fairy tales, contemporary heists, absurdist poetry and at least one set of actual wedding vows.

Dazzling short stories from the internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake.Containing modified fairytales, contemporary heists, absurdist poetry and at least one set of actual wedding vows, Januaries is a series of magical ruminations on life and love.Olivie explores the timelessness of love, heartbreak, and death through a fairytale lens. This is bewitching, romantic, and infused with the author\'s signature sharp-edged wit and heart-wrenching twists.A collection of new and existing short stories that will entertain and delight.\'Olivie Blake is a mind-blowing talent\' ? Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights\'Sign me up for anything she writes\' ? Cosmopolitan\'Coolly horrific, brilliantly brainy and utterly compelling\' ? Daily Mail on The Atlas Six