Cette auteure crée une fiction captivante pour jeunes adultes, inspirée par une profonde appréciation du café et des livres. Sa formation académique, axée sur les études des femmes du XVIIIe siècle, façonne un style d'écriture sophistiqué mais accessible. L'acte d'écrire offre une précieuse échappatoire, permettant des moments de calme au milieu de la vie de famille. Son œuvre se caractérise par une voix distinctive qui résonne auprès des lecteurs contemporains à la recherche de récits convaincants.
Adelice Lewys has a secret: she wants to fail her final test to hide her talent from the Guild, which controls people's lives. However, when she makes a mistake, her gift is revealed, leaving her with just one hour to act.
Sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys is called upon to harness her power in a battle for control of Earth, but as she uncovers the truth about her own history she learns that everyone holds secrets, some of which may drive her from her love, Jost, into his brother Erik's arms
<i>Incapable. Awkward. Artless. </i> That’s what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret: She wants to fail. Gifted with the ability to weave time with matter, she’s exactly what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen to work the looms is everything a girl could want. It means privilege, eternal beauty, and being something other than a secretary. It also means the power to manipulate the very fabric of reality. But if controlling what people eat, where they live, and how many children they have is the price of having it all, Adelice isn’t interested. Not that her feelings matter, because she slipped and used her hidden talent for a moment. Now she has one hour to eat her mom’s overcooked pot roast. One hour to listen to her sister’s academy gossip and laugh at her dad’s jokes. One hour to pretend everything’s okay. And one hour to escape. Because tonight, they’ll come for her.