Book description
Incapable. Awkward. Artless. That's what the other girls whisper
behind her back. But sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret - she
wants to fail. Gifted with the ability to weave time and matter,
Adelice is exactly what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of
Arras, being chosen as a Spinster is everything a girl could want. It
means privilege, power and beauty, the ability to embroider the very
fabric of life. It also means entering a world secrets and lethal
intrigue. But unlike the others, Adelice isn't interested in
controlling what people eat, where they live and how many children
they have and will do anything to hide her talent from the Guild. But
when she slips up during her final test, her gift is identified. Now
she has one hour to eat her mum's overcooked dinner. One hour to
listen to her sister's school gossip and laugh at her dad's stupid
jokes. One hour to pretend everything is OK. And one hour to escape.
Because once you become a Spinster, there's no turning back . .
Gennifer Albin has a masters degree in English from the
University of Missouri, where she was an editor for Pleiades and The
Missouri Review. Shes the founder of the popular parenting blog
Theconnectedmom. com and blogs about writing at www. genniferalbin.
com. Crewel was inspired by a painting by the Spanish surrealist
painter, Remedios Varo. It is her first novel.
