In her stunning literary debut, Mia Araujo presents a gorgeous reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, spinning a new story that is accompanied by arresting, ethereal illustrations about twin sisters and how one must venture outside the safety of their home, into the wilderness, in order to find herself and true happiness.
Afia has always felt like half of a whole. Her twin sister, Aya,
is perfectly happy with fulfilling their family's expectations of
them. But Afia dreams of exploring the world beyond her secluded
cliffside home of Dafra. She dreams of adventure.
When she meets a charming shape-shifter named Bakame, who dazzles
her with promises of a magical land called Ijabu, Afia decides to
take her destiny into her own hands. Although it will mean leaving
everything she has ever known behind, including her beloved sister,
Afia follows Bakame into the forbidden forests surrounding
Dafra, from which no one has ever returned.
Filled with magical sights, a charismatic Queen and her intriguing
court, Ijabu is everything that Afia has ever dreamed of. But she
soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and this fantasy world
demands a terrible price. With the help of a mysterious trickster,
Afia must evade the Queen's hunters and the lost dreamers
of Ijabu, who wish to pull her deeper into their web.
Now, Afia must find the courage to survive while standing on her
own--or risking losing herself completely to the wonders of Ijabu.
Debut author-illustrator Mia Araujo weaves an extraordinarily luminous
and beautiful story, inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures
in Wonderland, about what it takes to find your true self,
even if it means facing your deepest fears.
"Nothing short of an amazing adventure into a fantastic world, Mia
Araujo has crafted a beautiful narrative, made all the more incredible
by stunning visuals that overflow with heart and soul." --
David F. Walker, Eisner-award winning author of Bitter Root and
The Second Chance of Darius Logan
