ARC A Face Like Glass: Includes 2 Bonus Samplers by Frances Hardinge

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Synopsis: In the underground city of Caverna, in virtual darkness, the world's most skilled craftsmen create the extraordinary--wines that remove memories; cheeses that bring on visions; and perfumes that convince people to trust the wearer, even as he is slitting their throats.

Like their goods, the people of Caverna appear normal. But their faces show no emotion; they are as blank of untouched snow. Expressions must be learned, and only the famous Facesmiths can teach someone the art of displaying joy, despair, fear--or how to take them. Into this shadowed and distrustful world comes Neverfell, a girl with no memory of her past, and a face so terrifying that hse must wear a mask at all times. For Neverfell's expressions are as varied and dynamic as those of the most skilled Facesmiths--and real. That makes her very dangerous indeed.

A Face like Glass is the wildly inventive and multiple award-winning Frances Hardinge at her very best.