I think with books that are shelved adult there is a built in expectation of caveat emptor. Both can keep a reader close or hold them at a distance. Both adult and YA can have opulent, elegant writing. I think it comes down to shelving and character age. What would you say are the main differences between writing YA and writing for an adult audience? Specific life experiences informed the book and naturally made it an adult tale. I got married, I moved, I changed, the pandemic struck. At the time of writing, my own life had drastically changed. By the time we get a glimpse of who they might be as adults, the book is finished.

As much as I love following characters in the first blush of adulthood, time becomes a limiting framework.

Was this a conscious decision you made or did the story naturally evolve into one? Just for fun, can you describe your book in five words?įlower Bride is your first foray into writing adult fantasy. When the aunt who raised her falls ill, they must return to his wife’s childhood home where buried secrets begin to make themselves known. The plot goes like this: a man marries a woman he loves, but does not exactly know for she has forbidden him from asking questions. Its world is like our own and its characters are armed with human magic - charisma, manipulation, imagination, faith and desire. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is a fairytale in the gothic tradition. Firstly, congratulations on your latest release, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride! Can you tell our readers a bit about it? What can they expect? Carlos Museum and lives in Georgia with her husband and their cat whose diabolical plans must regularly be thwarted. Chokshi is a member of the National Leadership Board for the Michael C. Her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages and often draw upon world mythology and folklore. Roshani Chokshi is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling series The Star-Touched Queen, The Gilded Wolves and Aru Shah and The End of Time, which Time Magazine named one of the Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time.

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