{"product_id":"the-porcelain-sisters-9781616964719","title":"The Porcelain Sisters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA shy young woman and her deeply unpleasant--and literally porcelain--sister fight for their inheritance, taking on an impossible array of enemies, including a chain-smoking demon crow, an unkillable assassin, and a secret clan of French sorceresses. In his newest adventure, World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson Award-winner Daryl Gregory \u003c\/i\u003e(We Are All Completely Fine)\u003ci\u003e delivers a dizzying, darkly funny, and surprisingly poignant romp through the horrors of sisterhood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDaryl Gregory's fecund imagination conjures up another winner out of porcelain, dark magic and twisted humor in this intoxicating brew of delicious mayhem.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLavie Tidhar, author of \u003c\/i\u003eThe Three Coffin Problem \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth Winslow is trying to save up enough money to finish college while looking after her sister, Isabel--who happens to be a haunted doll. When an accident severely damages Isabel's porcelain body, the sisters have to find the only woman who can fix her, the fearsome witch known as La Fabricante--the Dollmaker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe big problem? The Dollmaker also heads the French witch mafia called Le Clan des Sorcières. The sisters head to Marseille, where they take on Chiffon, a red-headed, unkillable assassin; a collection of angry, haunted dolls; plus a pair of demons--one a cigarette-smoking crow, the other a black cat--and their human familiars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, the sisters learn that they've been lied to their entire lives. Their mother wasn't just a homemaker who died in a car accident, she was a legendary enforcer in the Le Clan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Ruth has to come out of her shell and deal with her own latent powers, Isabel has to grow up in a body that can't grow. Together they'll have to outwit and outfight everyone to claim their birthright.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616964719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Daryl Gregory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53195229036725,"sku":"9781616964719","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781616964719.jpg?v=1788273508","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-porcelain-sisters-9781616964719","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}