Celadon is thrilled to announce a new book from the acclaimed author of Reese’s Book Club pick STILL LIVES and and Joyce Carol Oates Prize-longlisted GOLDENSEAL Maria Hummel. DOROTHEA is a dazzling historical novel based on the life of Dorothea Viehmann, an 18th-century German storyteller who was the source of numerous fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, from Cinderella to Rapunzel.
“I had already been a fan of Maria Hummel’s work, and her latest truly swept me away,” says Lexy Cassola, Senior Editor at Celadon Books. “In the vein of HAMNET or CIRCE, Hummel brings to life the story of Dorothea Viehmann, the lesser known woman behind many of the Brothers Grimm’s stories. A riveting novel of fairy tales, family, and female ingenuity, historical fiction readers are in for a literary treat.”
Cassola acquired the book from Gail Hochman at Brandt & Hochman.