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Black Pearls: A Faerie Strand | 
 enlarge | Author: Louise Hawes
Creator: Rebecca Guay
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Category: Book
List Price: £8.14
Buy New: £4.69
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1329413
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 0618747974
EAN: 9780618747979
ASIN: 0618747974
Publication Date: May 19, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand New. Shipped from UK Mainland. Delivery is usually 4 - 5 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail.
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 A different look at familiar tales June 5, 2008
BLACK PEARLS: A FAERIE STRAND is a collection of 7 stories, all are retellings of the traditional fairytales we have all grown up with. And this sense of the tales themselves having grown up is very much at the heart of the collection. Rather than lull you into a false sense of security, these tales are meant to let you see an alternative side to the tales and how they were told to begin with.
The fairytales that have been retold are: Rapunzel, The Pied Piper, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White and the tale of Godiva.
Some of the tales are more successful than others, and there is defintely a sense of darkness to them all. The stories around Cinderella and Snow White are perhaps the darkest, so although these stories are only short, do not think that they may not pack a punch - Snow White definitely demonstrates this. Because of this darkness, BLACK PEARLS is not for young readers who would usually take delight in tales of princesses and evil stepmothers. These fairytales are strictly for older children (or adults)!
 Courtesy of Teens Read Too May 5, 2008
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In this mesmerizing book, seven classic fairy tales have been retold; presented in a mature, yet still very magical, way.
Learn the truth behind Rapunzel's imprisonment, and what really happened to Hansel and Gretal in the candied house in the woods. You'll discover what happened to the children the Pied Piper stole away, and how Cinderella and her prince lived after "Happily Ever After." Find out why the harp wanted to stay with her monstrous giant of a master rather than go with Jack, and how the Seven Dwarves fared after Snow White left to be with her prince. And, most intriguing of all, you'll learn the true reason behind Lady Godiva's legendary ride.
So immerse yourself in this wonderfully written collection of some of the best known tales of all time and their wonderfully human characters, who are passionate, fallible, and not all as they seem. They are different, a bit more true to life, and better suited for the more mature and thoughtful reader, but won't fail to evoke the same feelings they did when you heard first heard them as a child.
Stirring, sad, triumphant, and poignant, you'll devour each and every artfully portrayed tale.
Reviewed by: The Compulsive Reader
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