National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Jean Thompson's new collection of "bewitching improvisations on fairy tales" are "spellbinding" (Booklist, starred review).
Capturing the magic and horror in everyday life, The Witch and Other Tales Re-told revisits beloved fables that represent our deepest, most primeval fears and satisfy our longings for good to triumph over evil (preferably in the most gruesome way possible). From the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood" to the beauty asleep in her castle, The Witch and Other Tales Re-told triumphantly brings the fairy tale into the modern age.
| ISBN: | 9780147516985 |
| Publication date: | 29th September 2015 |
| Author: | Jean Thompson |
| Publisher: | Plume an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Genres: |
Shorter Reads General Fiction Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales |
Capturing the magic and horror in everyday life, The Witch and Other Tales Re-told revisits beloved fables that represent our deepest, most primeval fears and satisfy our longings for good to triumph over evil (preferably in the most gruesome way possible). From the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood" to the beauty asleep in her castle, The Witch and Other Tales Re-told triumphantly brings the fairy tale into the modern age.
The Witch and Other Tales Retold features in the following genres: Shorter Reads, General Fiction, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales
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The Witch and Other Tales Retold was written by Jean Thompson and published by Plume an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group
The Witch and Other Tales Retold has 272 pages