- Short Stories, Fantasy, Fiction, Magical Realism
Finding seeds of inspiration in the stories of the Brothers Grimm, seventeenth-century French lore, and Scottish ballads, Kelly Link spins classic fairy tales into utterly original stories of seekers—characters on the hunt for love, connection, revenge, or their own sense of purpose.
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- Author
- Kelly Link
- First published
- 2023
- Pages
- 274
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus, Random House, Random House Publishing Group
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781804548417
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