01796cam a2200349 i 4500 1048808022 TxAuBib 20231128120000.0 230503s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023019063 9781524742751 hardcover 1524742759 hardcover (OCoLC)1372279252 TxAuBib rda Johansen, Erika,. The Kingdom of Sweets : a novel of The Nutcracker / Erika Johansen. [New York, New York] : Dutton, [2023] 354 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Light and dark: this is the destiny placed upon Natasha and Clara, the birthright bestowed by their godfather, the mysterious sorcerer Drosselmeyer. Clara, the favorite, grows into beauty and ease, while Natasha is cursed to live in her sister's shadow. But one fateful Christmas Eve, Natasha gets her chance at revenge. For Drosselmeyer has brought the Nutcracker, an enchanted present that offers entry into a deceptively beautiful world: the Kingdom of Sweets. In this land of snow and sugar, Natasha is presented with a power far greater than Drosselmeyer: the Sugar Plum Fairy, who is also full of gifts--and dreadful bargains"-- Provided by publisher. 20231128. Sisters Fiction. Nutcrackers (Implements) Fiction. Gifts Fiction. Christmas Stories. Fantasy fiction. fast Christmas fiction. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Johansen, Erika., [New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.