Dark Fairy Tales of Fearless Women
Author | : Rosalind Kerven |
Publisher | : Batsford Books |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2021-09-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781849947435 |
ISBN-13 | : 1849947430 |
Rating | : 4/5 (430 Downloads) |
Download or read book Dark Fairy Tales of Fearless Women written by Rosalind Kerven and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.