'And they all lived happily ever after…' or so we are told in folk and fairy stories when we are young - but then we grow up and realise that life isn't all roses and happy endings. Life is hard, life is brutal, life is raw and we just have to pick our way through it the best we can.
These traditional folk tales for adults explores the unhappily ever afters we so rarely see in stories. Each tale is expanded and the world built around them, bringing them to life, each posing a different moral question. It's not all serious, but take heed of the lessons they teach, and use them to avoid an unhappy ever after of your own...
| ISBN: | 9781837050055 |
| Publication date: | 21st August 2025 |
| Author: | Tom Phillips |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Series: | Folk Tales |
| Genres: |
Fairy and Folk tales / Fairy tale retellings Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Shorter Reads |
'And they all lived happily ever after…' or so we are told in folk and fairy stories when we are young - but then we grow up and realise that life isn't all roses and happy endings. Life is hard, life is brutal, life is raw and we just have to pick our way through it the best we can.
These traditional folk tales for adults explores the unhappily ever afters we so rarely see in stories. Each tale is expanded and the world built around them, bringing them to life, each posing a different moral question. It's not all serious, but take heed of the lessons they teach, and use them to avoid an unhappy ever after of your own...
Unhappily Ever After features in the following genres: Fairy and Folk tales / Fairy tale retellings, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Shorter Reads
Unhappily Ever After is available in Hardback
Unhappily Ever After was written by Tom Phillips and published by The History Press
Yes it is part of Folk Tales series
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