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Dark Fairy Tales of Fearless Women

Rosalind Kerven author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Batsford

Published:9th Sep '21

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Enter a world in which magic exists, hope wins and every woman’s heart is alive with courage!

This global feast of ancient tales features valiant women overcoming every kind of obstacle and danger to fulfil their destinies. Travel through Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and the Pacific. Shudder, cheer and laugh out loud as the heroines deal with trolls, faeries, dragons and ghosts; admire their knowledge, wit and cunning; marvel at shapeshifting and other manifestations of the supernatural.

A rich collection of fairy tales, beautifully illustrated throughout with Joe McClaren woodcuts, this book is stitched together like a series of Scheherazade stories. It is story-telling at its best, pitch perfect fairy tales of fearless women for readers everywhere.

‘An appealing and accessible introduction to the folklore of many different places around the world... The narrative voice is vivid and flexible, drawing in the reader from the beginning... A pleasure to read.’ Folklore Sophia Kingshill 2022

ISBN: 9781849946513

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

192 pages