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A Feast of Sorrows: Stories by Angela Slatter

Tradepaperback – Prime Books – Oct2016 – 303 pages

Twelve of the author’s finest, darkest fairy tales, along with two new novellas. Stories peopled by women and girls—fearless, frightened, brave, bold, frail, and fantastical—who take the paths less traveled by, accept (and offer) poisoned apples, and embrace transformation in all its forms. Reminiscent of Angela Carter at her best, Slatter’s work is both timeless and fresh: fascinating new reflections from the enchanted mirrors of fairy tales and folklore. 303 pages.

Introduction by Theodora Gross

Sourdough (Strange Tales II 2007)

Dresses, three (Shimmer Art Issue 2008)

Bluebeard’s Daughter (SQ Magazine 2015)

The Jacaranda Wife (Dreaming Again 2008)

Light as Mist, Heavy as Hope (Needles & Bones 2009)

The Coffin-Maker’s Daughter (A Book of Horrors 2011)

By the Weeping Gate (Fearie Tales 2013)

St Dymphna’s School for Poison Girls (The Review of Australian Fiction 2014)

By My Voice I Shall Be Known (The Dark 2013)

Sister, Sister (Strange Tales III 2009)

The Badger Bride (Strange Tales IV 2014)

The Tallow-Wife (published for the first time here 2016)

What Shines Brightest Burns Most Fiercely (published for the first time here 2016)

Bearskin (The Dark 2015)