In her new novel, a prequel toAlices Adventures in Wonderland, theLunar Chroniclesauthor explores the Queen of Hearts early life: What, exactly, made her so murderous?
In Meyers reimagining, teenager Lady Catherine Pinkertonthe best baker in all of Heartsis the kind of girl whod rather whip lemons into tarts than marry a king.
But her life is upended when she falls in love with Jest, a mysterious joker who harbors dangerous secrets.
Through wild tea parties with the not-yet-Mad Hatter and terrifying trips through the looking glass, Meyer evokes the best whimsies from Lewis Carrolls classic while giving the Queen of Hearts a backstory that may soften her most fearful haters.
