A tribe of warrior women battle for their survival in a harsh environment. Rain, the daughter of their queen, Alina, struggles against her destiny to become queen, to fight and to kill. Followed by a strange prophesy, Rain finds her life will take a new path. The warriors have always maintained their power through violence, but Rain finds a new kind of strength comes from bonds of friendship and love.

An immensely powerful and sparely written tale that will capture the imagination of all readers.

The text paper on both the paperback and hardback editions comes from sustainable forests and is fully approved by the Forest Stewardship Council.

by Alice Hoffman Alice Hoffman writes for both children and adults. Her previous children’s novels, Aquamarine and Indigo, were highly acclaimed. She lives just outside Boston, USA, with her husband and two sons. The Foretelling is the book Alice always wanted to write.