Books by Melinda Salisbury
Melinda Salisbury is the four-time Carnegie nominated and bestselling author of teen and young adult novels, including The Sin Eater’s Daughter series, Hold Back the Tide, and Her Dark Wings—declared by The Guardian to be one of the best children’s books of 2022.
“Hold Back The Tide completely took me by surprise, and is an all-time favourite that deserves a much wider readership. From the very opening, the tension is set to maximum: Alva’s father murdered her mother, and Alva has been biding her time until she can escape, fearing the consequences if he discovers her preparations and realises her intentions. From here, the dial is somehow turned up on the tension, as fantastical elements begin to creep into the narrative – and we no longer know who or what we should be most afraid of.” Read more...
Interviews with Melinda Salisbury
The Best Hades and Persephone Retellings, recommended by Melinda Salisbury
The Greek myth of Persephone and Hades has inspired numerous retellings. Bestselling author Melinda Salisbury introduces five books that feature these two beloved characters in all their complexity: stories that explore the peculiar predicament of Persephone, and the strange but powerful allure of the King of the Dead.
Interviews where books by Melinda Salisbury were recommended
The Best Teen Fantasy Books Set in Britain, recommended by Sylvia Bishop
Britain offers rich pickings to writers: wild and windswept locations, peculiar folklore, a treasure trove of odd histories and even odder place names. Taking Britain as a starting point, many fantasy authors have produced stories that are at once wonderfully strange and hauntingly plausible. Our fantasy interviewer Sylvia Bishop picks out her top five fantasy books set in Britain for teen readers.
