Forget perfect princesses, handsome princes, and "happily ever after." In this collection of thirteen flash-length fairy tale retellings, award-winning author Marie Brennan introduces you to a world of manipulative mirrors, treacherous pigs, and candy houses that will eat you right up. Each one is a subversive little gem, guaranteed to shock the Brothers Grimm.<br>
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br>
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* “The Mirror’s Tale”<br>
* “The Kindness of Sisters”<br>
* “Conversation with a Wolf”<br>
* “Gold”<br>
* “A Smile, a Laugh”<br>
* “Nesu-a”<br>
* “The Princess and the . . .”<br>
* “One Last Prize”<br>
* “The Fall of the Fortress of Brick”<br>
* “Many Faces”<br>
* “Every Moment, I Dream of Sleep”<br>
* “Just Right”<br>
* “And Everything Nice”<br>
* Afterword