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Fallen Beauty

By Astrid Scholte
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The Picture of Dorian Gray meets Rapunzel in this haunting, wintery tale of art, obsession, and the price of love. Eighteen-year-old Thorelea Winyard has lived her life imprisoned in a tower, forced to paint dead animals - until one comes back to life. Thrust into court... Read More
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The Picture of Dorian Gray meets Rapunzel in this haunting, wintery tale of art, obsession, and the price of love.

Eighteen-year-old Thorelea Winyard has lived her life imprisoned in a tower, forced to paint dead animals - until one comes back to life.

Thrust into court life, she learns the king and queen's centuries-long reign is sustained by the magic of the court painter - a magic that has awakened in Thorelea, binding her to the throne. There, she meets Prince Kelter, the court's only other mortal. Desperate for immortality to join the kingdom's war, he offers her a bargain: Paint his portrait, and he'll help her escape.

But as their secret meetings turn into something more, they must face the monstrous realities of Thorelea's power - and the choice it demands between love and freedom.

With its wholly unique magic system and deliciously lush world building, I was enchanted, smitten, and utterly beguiled. Astrid Scholte is a force to be reckoned with! - Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows

A delightfully dark fairytale . . . with a swoon-worthy romance and thrilling stakes. - Vanessa Len, internationally bestselling author of the Only a Monster series

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761779091

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 November 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Macmillan Australia

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

Astrid Scholte is the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of fantasy novels including Four Dead Queens, The Vanishing Deep and the League of Liars duology. When she's not writing, she works in film and animation production on such movies as James Cameron's Avatar, Lilo & Stitch and Wicked. She lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband, two cats and an ever-growing mountain of Disney merchandise.

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