Because once you become a Spinster, there's no turning back. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gennifer Albin holds a masters degree in English Literature. One hour to listen to her sister's school gossip and laugh at her dad's stupid jokes. EVENT: Gennifer Albin celebrates the release of her debut novel Crewel.

Now she has one hour to eat her mum's overcooked dinner. But when she slips up during her final test, her gift is identified. She wrote the first draft of the novel on public library computers during a time in which her family was struggling through the economic crisis. But unlike the others, Adelice isn't interested in controlling what people eat, where they live and how many children they have and will do anything to hide her talent from the Guild. Her fascination for a surrealist painting by Remedios Varo, Embroidering the Earth's Mantle, gave her the inspiration for Crewel, her first novel.

It also means entering a world secrets and lethal intrigue. It means privilege, power and beauty, the ability to embroider the very fabric of life. Gifted with the ability to weave time and matter, Adelice is exactly what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen as a Spinster is everything a girl could want. But sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys has a secret - she wants to fail. That's what the other girls whisper behind her back. Where a girl with talent will thrive.or be destroyed. For generations, girls known as spinsters have been called by Arras Manipulation Services to work the looms and.

Enter the world of Crewel: a world of secrets and intrigue.

Crewel by Gennifer Albin