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A girl with a secret talent must save her village from the encroaching darkness in this haunting and deeply satisfying tale. Alys was seven when the soul eaters came to her village. These soul eaters, twin sisters who were abandoned by their father and slowly morphed into something not quite human, devour human souls. Alys, and all the other children, were spared and they were sent to live in a neighboring village. There the devout people created a strict world where good and evil are as fundamental as the nursery rhymes children sing. Fear of the soul eaters and of the Beast they believe guides them rule village life. But the Beast is not what they think it is. And neither is Alys. Inside, Alys feels connected to the soul eaters, and maybe even to the Beast itself.
About the Author
Peternelle van Arsdale is the author of the young adult novels THE BEAST IS AN ANIMAL and THE COLD IS IN HER BONES. THE BEAST IS AN ANIMAL is being developed by Amazon Studios for a feature film produced by Ridley Scott's Scott Free and directed by Bert & Bertie. Her essays have been published by LitHub, Hypable.com, and Culturefly. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, where she is at work on her third novel.
