Rapunzel's Daughters

by Josie Brown (Editor), Rose Mambert (Editor), Bill Racicot (Editor)

Overview

What happens after the "Happily Ever After"...? 30 writers answer questions that no one has dared ask before about your favorite fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and legends. What dark arts will Little Miss Muffet employ to exact her revenge on the spider? Can a guide help the Big, Bad Wolf succeed in eating Little Red Riding Hood without getting caught? Is Prince Charming gay? And will the Beast get tired of ravishing Beauty, and instead turn his attention to Lady Gaga? All of these answers and more can be found in 31 original stories full of indecisive princesses, talking wolves, unhappy frogs, wicked witches, with a liberal sprinkling of fairy dust, magical transformations, and psychotherapy. *Named an Editor's Choice title by Independent Publisher Online .*

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780982991312
Publisher:	Pink Narcissus Press
Publication date:	07/01/2011
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.79(d)
Age Range:	17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Thirty-one stories of disparate quality and tone put a new spin on old tales. James S. Dorr's "The Glass Shoe" is a lighthearted political parody of Cinderella; Michael Takeda's "The Wolf in Standard Ration Clothing" is even darker than the original Red Riding Hood. Amy E. Yergen's brilliant title story, a meditation on family and matrilineal legacies, easily brings Rapunzel into the modern world, while David Turnbull's folksy "The Blood Cakes"; Duncan Eagleson's Viking Snow White retelling, "Snovhit"; and Michelle Markey Butler's Arthurian intrigue, "Sovereynte," have an authentically ancient feel. Line drawings by Ciaran Gaffney and Jade Liebes enhance each story, and introductions offer insight into the writers' lives and inspirations. The wide variety means many transitions are jarring, but any fairy tale fan will find something to enjoy in this collection. (July)

Publishers Weekly

Victorian London serves as the setting for Rev DiCerto's elegant story of a young woman's carefully plotted revenge ("The Spyder"), while a modern-day adolescent struggles with the family curse of impossibly long hair in Amy E. Yergen's "Rapunzel's Daughters." The 30 original stories based on fairy-tale themes feature many new and first-time writers and exhibit a broad spectrum of styles and voices. VERDICT Readers who enjoy discovering new writers or fans of imaginative approaches to familiar themes should relish this small press offering. [Those readers may also want to try Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales Retold from Night Shade.—Ed.]

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