Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy tops Amazon’s Best Books of the Month

February 04, 2014 | News about
• Karen Foxlee

A luminous retelling of the Snow Queen, this is the story of unlikely heroine Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard who doesn't believe in anything that can't be proven by science.

Ophelia and her sister Alice are still grieving for their dead mother when their father takes a job in a strange museum in a city where it always snows. On her very first day in the museum Ophelia discovers a boy locked away in a long forgotten room. He is a prisoner of Her Majesty the Snow Queen. And he has been waiting for Ophelia’s help.

As Ophelia embarks on an incredible journey to rescue the boy everything that she believes will be tested. Along the way she learns more and more about the boy’s own remarkable journey to reach her and save the world.

A story within a story, this a modern day fairytale about the power of friendship, courage and love, and never ever giving up.

Praise for OPHELIA AND THE MARVELOUS BOY:

“A present-day fairy tale that practically sparkles with its own icy menace…[a] memorable and ultimately moving novel for young readers.”—The Wall Street Journal

“A well-wrought, poignant and original reworking of Andersen’s ‘The Snow Queen.’”—Kirkus, Starred Review

“Foxlee’s writing is elegant and accessible, with a pervading melancholy… this story shines.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review