THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Christine Daaé. Her Voice. Her Story. As it's never been told before. The haunting gothic romance and reimaging of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, told through the eyes of Christine Daaé as she rises to fame while torn between love, ambition, and the haunting secrets of the opera house - from the bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows, Erin A. Craig. She was never just the voice he shaped . . . A rising soprano with a gift she is only just learning to embrace, Christine Daaé has moved through the glittering world of the Opera Populaire longing to find her purpose. Instead, she finds herself caught between two men who refuse to let her slip quietly into the chorus. One is Raoul, her childhood friend turned devoted admirer, offering her a future filled with warmth, safety, and a love that feels like sunlight. The other is a mysterious masked figure who lurks beneath the opera house: The Phantom. His brilliance, obsession, and dangerous devotion to nurturing Christine's talents ignites a dark and complicated passion in her heart. As Christine's star ascends, so does the tension between Raoul and the Phantom. She must decide who she is when the curtain falls - and what she's willing to risk for the life she wants. Set against the haunting, romantic world of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, Our Strange Duet allows Christine Daaé to take centre stage to tell her own story. Praise for Our Strange Duet and Erin A. Craig: 'A haunting, deeply romantic tale... I was enchanted from the very first page.' Ava Reid, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning 'Chilling and atmospheric.' Laura E. Weymouth, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Castle and the Cloister 'I never realised how much I wanted to step inside a fairy tale' Stephanie Garber, bestselling author of Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart 'A twisty gothic romance that drew me in from the first sentence' Kendare Blake, bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns 'Haunting atmosphere, simmering passion, and heartbreakingly emotional...this book is a must read!' 5* reader review 'Christine finally gets the voice she always deserved. I couldn't put it down.' 5* reader review 'A gorgeously gothic YA retelling of The Phantom of The Opera' 5* reader review '[A] must read for any Phantom of the Opera fan' 5* reader review 'The gothic atmosphere was perfection' 5* reader review 'I'll be thinking about this novel for a long time to come... Chef's kiss 1000/10!' 5* reader review

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig has always loved telling stories.
After getting her B.F.A. from the University of Michigan, in Theatre Design and Production, she stage managed tragic operas with hunchbacks, séances, and murderous clowns, then decided she wanted to write books that were just as spooky. An avid reader, decent quilter, rabid basketball fan, and collector of typewriters, brass figurines, and sparkly shoes, Erin makes her home in West Michigan with her husband and daughter.