The Children Alice McIlroy she is not meant to

she is not meant to work with glass—but she has the hands for it

Great Expectations is both an emotionally resonant coming-of-age story and a rich novel of ideas

Now a Netlifx Series

to tell the story of how it all fell apart

The Children Alice McIlroy she is not meant toGuinevere Sharpe grew up in two worlds: the remote Vermont farmhouse she shared with her brother, Ennis, and the pages of Ninth City, the beloved fantasy series that made them famous. To millions of readers, they were the real life inspirations for a magical childhood adventure. In truth, their upbringing was marked by neglect, isolation, and survival, with the siblings finding refuge in the surrounding woods while their mother, celebrated author