About the Book
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award 2012.
In this long-awaited new novel from American Book Award winner Lisa
Goldstein, an ages-old family secret breaches the boundaries between
reality and magic, revealing the places between them.
When Berkeley student Will Taylor is introduced by his best friend Ben
to the mysterious Feierabend sisters, Will quickly falls for enigmatic
Livvy, a chemistry major and accomplished chef. But Livvy’s family -
vivacious actress Maddie, family historian Rose, and their mother,
absent-minded Sylvia - are behaving strangely. The Feierabend women
believe that luck is their handmaiden, and so it is, almost as though
they are living in a fairy tale.
But the price for such gifts is extremely high. Will and Ben will
unravel the riddle of a supernatural bargain, hoping to save Livvy from
what appears to be an inescapable fate.
