| ISBN |
9780759557703 (paperback) |
| Name |
Fitzgerald, Mara author. |
| Title |
Beyond the ruby veil / Mara Fitzgerald. |
| Edition |
First trade paperback edition. |
| Published |
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021. |
| ©2020 |
| Description |
283 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Notes |
First published: 2020. |
| Summary |
Emanuela Ragno, privileged daughter of the House of Ragno, has used her daring and sharp mind to keep her from being the traditional young lady everyone wishes she would be. What other people think of her is no consequence, though she is about to marry Ale, her best friend and heir to the first house of Occhia, despite the fact that they are both secretly gay. Through Ale, Emanuela will be able to rule the city. But in Occhia, the source of all water is the watercrea, a mysterious being with blood magic who requires all Occhians to give themselves to her when their first bruise-like omen appears on their skin. Throughout history, all Occhians have obeyed this rule. Except Emanuela. She has kept the tiny omen on her hip out of sight for years. When the watercrea exposes Emanuela during her wedding ceremony, Emanuela fights back... and kills her. Now Occhia has no one to make their water and no idea how to get more. In a race against time, Emanuela and Ale must travel through the mysterious, blood-red veil that surrounds their city to uncover the secrets of the watercrea's magic and find a way to save their people -- no matter what it takes. |
| Target audience note |
Ages 12 and up. |
| Grades 10-12. |
| Subjects |
Magic -- Juvenile fiction |
| Lesbians -- Juvenile fiction |
| Young gay men -- Juvenile fiction |
| Fate and fatalism -- Juvenile fiction |
| Nobility -- Juvenile fiction |
| Water -- Juvenile fiction |
| Best friends -- Juvenile fiction |
| Youth fiction |
| Genre |
Fantasy fiction |
| Gay fiction |
| Series |
Beyond the ruby veil 01. |
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