Misery's Wife

Name: Misery's Wife
Brand: Flatiron Books
SKU: 9781250421791
Price: 34.79 USD
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"Tierney renders Elixane's transness and queerness in beautifully understated ways...[her] poetic prose consistently elevates the tale. The novel particularly shines when exploring sisterhood, grief, trauma, and the process of stepping confidently into one's power. A beautifully written reimagined folktale."--Kirkus

"Tierney's debut is written in the cadence of a fairy tale, with everything cast in threes, everything coated in the rich, beautiful imagery of pearls, feathers, and fool's gold. Fans of Naomi Novik and other sensuous, emotional, and wry fantasy stories wrapped in the trappings of classic folklore will fall hard for this story about the power of love, sisterly and romantic, that's based on a classic Portuguese fairy tale."-- Booklist

"Teen fans of fairy tale retellings will like this fresh tale with themes of sisterhood and a queer twist."-- Booklist

"A masterpiece of style, Misery's Wife is delicately poised between the layers and motivations of traditional fiction and the archetypes of folk and fairy tales."-- BookPage

Biographical Note:
Joan Tierney is the author of the Publishers Weekly-starred novella The Killing Grounds. Misery's Wife is her debut novel.

Review Citations:

Library Journal 05/01/2026 pg. 107 (EAN 9781250421791, Hardcover)
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2026 (EAN 9781250421791, Hardcover)
Booklist 06/01/2026 (EAN 9781250421791, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Contributor Bio:Tierney, Joan
Joan Tierney is the author of the Publishers Weekly-starred novella The Killing Grounds. Misery's Wife is her debut novel.