What if the Twelve Dancing Princesses weren't just dancing every night?
Led by the eldest, Juno, five sisters sneak out at night to work while their terrible father thinks they are locked up. They turn their father's spy against him to get what they freedom.
I always thought this story was a strange one: twelve princesses sneak out of their castle when their father is asleep and go dancing in a mysterious place. This story puts a modern spin on the tale and gives more agency to the heroines and a villainous twist to the man their father hired to investigate their whereabouts.
This book is a ferocious tribute to solidarity between sisters and a cautionary tale to those that would subjugate them.
In this case, the word "pine" refers to the tree or the locale mentioned in the story. But it is also a subtle reference to the word pining which is similar to yearning.