Beasts and Beauty

Dangerous Tales

Beasts and Beauty
Soman Chainani, Julia Iredale
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NZ$ 32.99
Hardback
h240 x 159mm - 336pg
30 Sep 2021 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9780008224509
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A collection of twelve fairy tales - reworked, reimagined and revolutionised for the twenty-first century - by New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil You think you know these stories, don' t you? You are wrong. You don' t know them at all. Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life. . . and death. A prince has a surprising awakening. A beauty fights like a beast. A boy refuses to become prey. A path to happiness is lost. . . then found again. New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani respins old tales into fresh fairy tales for a new era and creates a world like no other. These stories know you. They understand you. They reflect you. They are tales for our times. So read on, if you dare.
' Terrifying, chilling, unexpected, and glorious. A must-read for any fairy tale devotee who wants to view classic stories through a new lens' Medium' Sly, subversive and full of teethh-Chainani' s reimagining of classic fairytales is an unsettling homage that transports its readers through tales both horrifying and humorous, sweet and scary, and, of course. . . beastly and beautiful' Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves' THESE STORIES CUT STRAIGHT TO THE HEART and will leave you begging to stay in their shadows just a few pages longer. Prepare to rethink all those happily ever afters . . . and love every minute of it. ' Alexandra Bracken, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lore and the Darkest Minds series"THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FAIRY TALES GROW UP. Fierce, frightening, satisfying, and empowering, teens will devour this . . . unless it devours them first. I love this book. ' -ADAM GIDWITZ, New York Times bestselling author of_A Tale Dark and Grimm ' A BRILLIANT REINVENTION OF TALES WE THOUGHT WE KNEW. Soman Chainani gives us the fairy tales we need today. A vibrant and necessary addition to every modern collection. " -Tahereh Mafi
Soman Chainani belives in fairy tales even more than the children of Gavaldon do. While studying at Harvard, he practically created his own ' fairy tale' major and wrote his thesis on why evil women make such irresistible fairy-tale villains. Soman is also an acclaimed screenwriter, whose films have played at more than 150 film festivals around the world, winning more than 30 jury and audience prizes. When he' s not telling stories or teaching in New York City, Soman is a die-hard tennis player who never lost a first-round match for ten years. Then he started writing The School for Good and Evil. Now he loses all the time. You can visit Soman online at www. somanchainani. net
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780008224509
Published: 30 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fourth Estate
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 159mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 336

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