Angela Slatterâs first U.S. collection features twelve of the award-winning Australian authorâs finest, darkest fairy tales, and adds two new stories to her marvelous cauldron of fiction. Stories peopled by women and girlsâfearless, frightened, brave, bold, frail, and fantasticalâwho take the paths less travelled, accept (and offer) poisoned apples, and embrace transformation in all its forms. Reminiscent of Angela Carter at her best, Slatterâs work is both timeless and fresh: fascinating new reflections from the enchanted mirrors of fairy tales and forklore. Includes an introduction by Theodora Goss, author of The Thorn and the Blossom.
Angela Slatterâs first U.S. collection features twelve of the award-winning Australian authorâs finest, darkest fairy tales, and adds two new stories to her marvelous cauldron of fiction. Stories peopled by women and girlsâfearless, frightened, brave, bold, frail, and fantasticalâwho take the paths less travelled, accept (and offer) poisoned apples, and embrace transformation in all its forms. Reminiscent of Angela Carter at her best, Slatterâs work is both timeless and fresh: fascinating new reflections from the enchanted mirrors of fairy tales and forklore. Includes an introduction by Theodora Goss, author of The Thorn and the Blossom.