A sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship cursed to end in tragedy, and the danger of believing in fairy talesthe breathtaking adult debut fromNew York Timesbestselling author Roshani Chokshi. Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteada.
He was a scholar of myths. She was heiress to a fortune. They exchanged gifts and stories and believed they would live happily ever afterand in exchange for her love, Indigo extracted a promise: that her bridegroom would never pry into her past. But when Indigo learns that her estranged aunt is dying and the couple is forced to return to her childhood home, the House of Dreams, the bridegroom will soon find himself unable to resist. For within the crumbling manors extravagant rooms and musty halls, there lurks the shadow of another girl: Azure, Indigos dearest childhood friend who suddenly disappeared.
As the house slowly reveals his wifes secrets, the bridegroom will be forced to choose between reality and fantasy, even if doing so threatens to destroy their marriage . . . or their lives. Combining the lush, haunting atmosphere ofMexican Gothicwith the dreamy enchantment ofThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue,The Last Tale of the Flower Brideis a spellbinding and darkly romantic page-turner about love and lies, secrets and betrayal, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.
"A fairy tale in the oldest and truest sense: a haunting dream full of blood and love, vicious truths and beautiful lies. It swallowed me whole, and I went willingly." Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of The Once and Future Witches