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Faber has made a further YA acquisition, with publisher Leah Thaxton buying UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in a trilogy by Canadian début author Kate Boorman.
The Winterkill trilogy, bought at auction on the first night of the Bologna Book Fair through Kate McLennan at Abner Stein Agency on behalf of Lauren Abramo at Dystel & Goodrich Literary Management, was described as “a powerful, romantic thriller with a uniquely restrained voice”.
The novel is set in an imagined puritan, medieval-style world, where main character Emmeline has the chance to repair her family’s tarnished reputation when the settlement leader asks for her hand in marriage. However, Emmeline’s dreams urge her into the woods beyond their settlement and into danger.
Faber will publish as its lead YA title in autumn 2014, with publisher Thaxton saying it will appeal to fans of Moira Young and Patrick Ness.