All the Ever Afters

[A] charmed debut [....] Teller pulls off the spellbinding trick of turning an easy-to-hate character into a strong and conscientious female lead. Publishers Weekly Tellers reimagined tale. . .stands out among the best. . . . Fairy-tale aficionados will adore Tellers complex, touching retelling of this classic story of womanhood, perseverance, and familial love, in which she strikes an ideal balance between familiar and fresh. Booklist (starred review) A fascinating reimagining of the original tale. . . .Readers will feel empathy for Agnes, consider various misunderstandings and think twice before labeling her as wicked. Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers Teller set aside an established medical career as a pulmonary doctor and researcher five years ago to write full time. Nevertheless, she plays surgeon still, extracting the (formerly) villainous stepmother as protagonist and skillfully excising the classic storys myths, magic and misconceptions. San Jose Mercury News As in the best literary inversions (e.g., Gregory Maguires Wicked), Teller demonstrates the flaws and fine points of characters on both sides. Washington Post Tellers novel is a powerfully written rendition of the Cinderella story Tells a complex tale of a love that forms through patient nurturing and by just being present. Book Club Babble Teller woos readers into taking a better, more open-eyed look at a character thats been maligned for centuries, one with strength and whos worthy of stunned sympathy. Guam Daily Post Sometimes youve only heard one part of the story. Cinderellas famously maligned stepmother, Agnes, gets to tell her own side in this clever take on the fairy tale. New York Post A fun, fantastical story with a strong heroine. . . Inspired me and reminded me that how we confront adversity reveals profound truths about who and what we are. First for Women

Danielle Teller received her medical training at McGill University, Brown University, and Yale University. She has held faculty positions at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard University. In 2013, Danielle pursued her childhood dream of being a writer. She is the author of one book of nonfiction, Sacred Cows: The Truth About Divorce and Marriage, and has written numerous columns for Quartz. She lives with her husband, Astro Teller, and their four children in Palo Alto, California. All the Ever Afters is her first novel.