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Josie's Coat: A Romantic Sci-Fi Retelling Novelette

Amy McNultySeptember 9, 2016

Patchwork Press

A woman with shoulder bones as sharp as an eagle’s talons—bones almost protruding from her skin—opens her mouth as wide as it’ll go, impossibly wide, consuming the pill that takes both of her arms to cradle. The nourishment makes her thin stomach pop out like she’s pregnant with a child so large it’ll burst through her stomach. She swallows slowly and licks her lips. Her eyes search around hungrily for more.

That dream again.

Josie is skilled at her job as an “unfortunate” who inhabits the bodies of her clients to perform their work while they sleep, but her coworkers’ cruel jealousy over her success leads to her enslavement and the loss of her dream-worker status. A YA sci-fi reimagining of the tale of Jacob’s favorite son Joseph, his dreams, and his famous coat.

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About the author

Amy McNulty is an editor and author of books that run the gamut from YA speculative fiction to contemporary romance. A lifelong fiction fanatic, she fangirls over books, anime, manga, comics, movies, games, and TV shows from her home state of Wisconsin. When not reviewing anime professionally or editing her clients’ novels, she’s busy fulfilling her dream by crafting fantastical worlds of her own.

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Patchwork Press

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Published on

Sep 9, 2016

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Pages

116

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English

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Genres

Young Adult Fiction / Coming of Age

Young Adult Fiction / Dystopian

Young Adult Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations

Young Adult Fiction / Romance / General

Young Adult Fiction / Science Fiction / General

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