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Briar Rose: And Other Fairy Tales Darkly Revisited
“Think you know the classic fairy tales of yore? You’re about to encounter some unexpectedly dark and intriguing passages revealed by Alyxandra Harvey, the bestselling author of Haunting Violet, Stolen Away and hugely popular The Drake Chronicles vampire novels. Briar Rose, a collection of superbly crafted epic poem-short stories, revisits familiar tales from antiquity to open up new mystical realms of strange, unsettling possibilities and surprises. One thing is for certain – you’ll never, ever look at classic fairy tales the same way again…” - Michael B Davie, author, Poetry for the Insane: The Full Mental
“Fairy tales didn’t begin as children’s stories. They were originally oral folktales thought to belong to the ‘peasant’ class, until the literary salons of the 17th Century adopted them as their own. They have been retold countless times and hundreds of years later they still resonate. They are a guide through the dark woods of life and a conversation with our mythic selves.
Take another look: The witch, the wolf and the wonder await.” – Alyxandra Harvey
About the Author
Alyxandra Harvey lives in an old Victorian stone house with her husband, dogs, and a few friendly ghosts. She loves medieval dresses, used to be able to recite all of The Lady of Shalott by Tennyson, and has been accused, more than once, of being born in the wrong century. She believes this to be mostly true, except for the fact that she really likes running water, women’s rights, and ice cream. She also likes cinnamon lattes, tattoos and books.
“Fairy tales didn’t begin as children’s stories. They were originally oral folktales thought to belong to the ‘peasant’ class, until the literary salons of the 17th Century adopted them as their own. They have been retold countless times and hundreds of years later they still resonate. They are a guide through the dark woods of life and a conversation with our mythic selves.
Take another look: The witch, the wolf and the wonder await.” – Alyxandra Harvey
About the Author
Alyxandra Harvey lives in an old Victorian stone house with her husband, dogs, and a few friendly ghosts. She loves medieval dresses, used to be able to recite all of The Lady of Shalott by Tennyson, and has been accused, more than once, of being born in the wrong century. She believes this to be mostly true, except for the fact that she really likes running water, women’s rights, and ice cream. She also likes cinnamon lattes, tattoos and books.
- GenresPoetryFairy Tales
146 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 28, 2011
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Alyxandra Harvey
61 books3,159 followerswww.alyxandraharvey.com
Alyxandra Harvey is the author of The Cinderella Society, The Dainty Devils, The Drake Chronicles, The Witches of London, Haunting Violet and more!
She likes chai lattes, tattoos, and books.
Sometimes fueled by literary rage.
Alyxandra Harvey is the author of The Cinderella Society, The Dainty Devils, The Drake Chronicles, The Witches of London, Haunting Violet and more!
She likes chai lattes, tattoos, and books.
Sometimes fueled by literary rage.
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December 2, 2020
Reading this collection of verse was much like getting lost in the forests Harvey brought to life so vividly and experiencing all the beautiful, uncertain, and wonderfully terrifying things nature elicits. While I so enjoyed the stories themselves, what I enjoyed, even more, was the feast for the senses. I could feel the cool earth beneath my feet, the warmth of the sun on my skin, the electricity from the storm. I could taste the mint leaves and the bursting blackberries. The longing, the innocence (and its loss), the fear, the pain all seemed so palpable and genuine. And I could smell the roses. This was such a pleasure to read and food for the soul.
January 4, 2012
While it did take me a few pages to get into the tone of the book at first, ultimately this book of 'revisited' fairy tales swept me away. The author presents alternate voices to these stories, both those well-known and those less common, with a definite slant away from the passive, well-behaved princess and towards empowered, more wholly-developed young women.
June 11, 2013
It was Damn good
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