First published 2017
Jilly Coppercorn has made a life painting the magical creatures that hide in Newford's shadows. Her canvases capture the myths and spirits that walk the city streets in modern forms. She wears paint-stained jeans and keeps a smile ready, but beneath her artistic charm lies a carefully buried secret. Jilly calls herself the onion girl because peeling back her layers reveals only emptiness at the center, just a damaged child who learned to run from pain. For years she has successfully fled from her history, but now circumstances force her to stop running. The dark events she worked so hard to forget have caught up with her. In this sprawling North American city where magic illuminates dark corners and extraordinary people work to keep the world functioning, Jilly must finally confront the trauma that shaped her. Her past refuses to stay hidden any longer, threatening to destroy the life she built through art and friendship in Newford's enchanted streets.
Genres: fantasy, contemporary, magical-realism, urban-fantasy
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: emotional-journey, found-family
Setting: Newford
640 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Tor Fantasy
Content warnings: abuse