The Witch: And Other Tales Retold

From the wolf in ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ to the beauty asleep in her castle,The Witch and Other Tales Retoldtriumphantly brings the fairy tale into the modern age.

Jean Thompson-author of the National Book Award finalistWho Do You Loveand theNew York TimesbestsellerThe Year We Left Home-is a writer at the height of her powers. Capturing the magic and horror in everyday life, Thompson revisits beloved fables that represent our deepest, most primeval fears and satisfy our longings for good to triumph over evil (preferably in the most gruesome way possible). From the wolf in ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ to the beauty asleep in her castle,The Witch and Other Tales Retoldtriumphantly brings the fairy tale into the modern age.

‘In this spooky, enthralling, and morally complex collection, National Book Award finalist Thompson … shows evil, wonder, and majesty … Thompson skillfully infuses our banal world of technology, reality TV, and pop psychology with genuine horror … as eerie as anything you’ll find in the Brothers Grimm.'Publishers Weekly

’ S hrewdly unnerving and bewitching improvisations on fairy tales … clever, caring, funny, and wrenching … Thompson’s wizardly command is spellbinding, and her keen and unexpected revelations are, by turn and twist, grim and ebullient.‘Booklist(starred)

’ A series of exuberantly imaginative riffs on traditional folk and fairy tales … they offer all the chills and suspense embedded in those ancient pinnacles, gorges and deep, dark woods … a spirited, provocative collection.‘Valerie Miner,San Francisco Chronicle

’ An arresting collection. Thompson transforms old tales, rendering them at once familiar and surprising.Rob Cline,The Iowa Gazette