- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: MAIA BOOKS (19 Jun 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 190455900X
- ISBN-13: 978-1904559009
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 321,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This collection of short stories begins with a quotation by Dorothy Sayers:
‘Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force’ and should be prescribed reading for all women of ‘a certain age’, maybe all women.
‘Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force’ and should be prescribed reading for all women of ‘a certain age’, maybe all women.
Sara Maitland has produced a scintillating array of adult fairy tales – here are Helen of Troy, Guinevere, Maid Marion and Eve herself all revealed as we could never have imagined them, and modern women discovering that magic hides in the least likely places. Keats said ‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty…’ and like all good fairy tales there is a truth to be discovered in each that will leave the reader feeling empowered. Sara Maitland’s prose is sublime, her breadth of vision and insight staggering, I’m lost in admiration for her skills. If you hadn’t already guessed it, I loved this book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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On the plus side, I love the idea of this collection (modern interpretations of myths and fairy tales, in a sense), and the stories themselves are pretty original. My husband was chuckling just from my summary of one of the stories. On the minus side, I'm not terribly taken with this author's writing style. It's not crisp, and yet it's not exactly poetic either. It feels sloppy, like the sort of output you'd get from a writing workshop, where the participants and leader are too timid to be fully honest in their critique... but that may just be me. If the 'look inside' option is ever offered with this book, it's probably worth reading some first to see whether you like the style before proceeding. If you like her style, the stories themselves are interesting enough to carry it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Sarah Maitland is a powerful writer with an imagination that makes leaps into unexpected places. This collection of stories thrums with life and dazzles with images. An excellent read.
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Funny, earthy, breathtaking
This is just such a good book. Very like Angela Carter and possibly even better. I have just given it away for a friend to enjoy. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2010 by A. Golightly
On becoming a Fairy Godmother. Sara Maitland.
These stories have everthing, inventive wit and pathos, love and sex and dark deeds, all coupled with lean, sharp writing. Excellent stuff.
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