Into The Underwood by J.L. Robertson

Against the harrowing backdrop of World War II, a young seamstress' ability to bring embroidery to life exposes an unremembered past and unforeseeable future. Sylvia Taylor began her life following in her mother's footsteps, training to become London's next high-end dressmaker. But when a series of air raids send her back to her mother's home village of Lustleigh, she is immediately abducted by Der Erlkönig, the immortal ruler of the Underwood—a woodland kingdom of spirits and monsters. As Sylvia endures an indefinite term of servitude to settle a mysterious family debt, she meets Sasha, a famine survivor from the Soviet Union, with whom she begins piecing together dark secrets from her family's past. For fans of lesbian heroines, fairytale retellings, and feminism, Robertson spins together the best elements of The Chronicles of Narnia and The Handmaid's Tale to tell a tale of self-determination and self-discovery that will keep you guessing until the very last page.

Adult • Fantasy