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Fairy Tale Adult retellings of classics, fairy tales, and myths
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The Good Wife of Bath: A (Mostly) True Story by Karen BrooksIn 1364 England, one of literature's most unforgettable characters—Chaucer's Wife of Bath—tells her story in her own words as she rises through society from a cast-off farm girl to a woman of fortune fighting to control her own life.
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Beautiful Little Foolsby Jillian CantorAfter the events of The Great Gatsby, West Egg police officers discover a diamond hair pin near the millionaire's pool putting three women under suspicion for the murder of Jay Gatsby and mechanic George Wilson.
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Ladies of the Houseby Lauren EdmondsonAfter her father’s involvement in a public scandal, Daisy must navigate the sale of the family home, her sister’s inconvenient crush and her best friend writing an expose in a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic Sense and Sensibility.
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Jane & Edwardby Melodie EdwardsThis powerful retelling of Jane Eyre, set in a modern-day law firm, is full of romance and hope as it follows the echoing heartbeats of the classic story. A former foster kid, Jane has led a quiet, solitary life as a waitress in the Toronto suburbs, working hard to get by. Tired of years of barely scraping a living, Jane takes night classes to become a legal assistant, and soon accepts a job offer at a distinguished law firm in Toronto. Everyone at the firm thinks she is destined for failure because her boss is the notoriously difficult Edward Rosen, majority stakeholder at Rosen, Haythe & Thornfield LLP. But, Jane has known far worse trials and refuses to back down when economic freedom is so close at hand. Edward has never been able to keep an assistant-he's too loud, too messy, too ill-tempered. But there's something about the quietly competent, delightfully sharp-witted Jane that intrigues him. As their orbits overlap, their feelings begin to develop-first comes fondness, and then something more. But when Edward's secrets put Jane's independence in jeopardy, she must face long-ignored ghosts of her past and decide if opening her heart to true love is a risk worth taking.
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They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell HallIt was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime. Delighted by a surprise invitation, Miriam Macy sails off to a luxurious private island off the coast of Mexico, with six strangers--an ex-cop, a chef, a financial advisor, a nurse, a lawyer, a young widow. Surrounded by miles of open water in the gloriously green Sea of Cortez, Miriam is shocked to discover that she and the rest of her companions have been brought to the remote island under false pretenses--and all seven strangers harbor a secret. Danger lurks in the lush forest and in the halls and bedrooms of the lonely mansion. Sporadic cell-phone coverage and miles of ocean keeps the group trapped in paradise. And strange accidents keep them suspicious of each other, as one by one...they all fall down.
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A Certain Appeal by Vanessa KingWhile working at a Manhattan burlesque club, Liz Bennet thinks she feels sparks with an uptight, wealth manager audience member and the pair find themselves thrown into each other's orbits repeatedly in a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice.
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What Moves the Dead by T. KingfisherWhen his receives world that his childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, retired soldier Alex Easton races to the House of Usher where he, after encountering a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, recruits a British mycologist and a baffled American doctor to unravel the truth.
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Nocturneby Alyssa WeesWith the Great Depression in full swing, prima ballerina Grace Dragotta, paying the high price of achieving her dream, garners the attention of a mysterious patron who, as she begins to unlock his secrets, shows her there may be another way to achieve the transcendence she's always sought.
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The Witch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecA subversive reimagining of Norse mythology traces the experiences of a banished witch whose unexpected passionate relationship with the trickster Loki produces three remarkable offspring before her family is targeted by wrathful gods.
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The Shadow of Perseusby Claire HeywoodThis clever and female-centered reimagining of the myth of the great hero Perseus is told through the voices of three women—his mother, Danae; his trophy, Medusa; and his wife, Andromeda—whose viewpoints reveal a man who is not, in fact, a hero at all.
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Sistersong by Lucy HollandThe three children of King Cador, as the Saxons prepare to invade, must fight to forge their own paths when they become entangled in a web of treachery and heartbreak upon the arrival of a meddling magician and a great warrior.
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Galatea: A Short Story by Madeline MillerIn hardcover for the first time, a short story reimagines the Greek myth of Pygmalion and describes how the sculptor brought his gorgeous female statue to life to serve him but didn't expect her to want independence.
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Thistlefoot
by GennaRose Nethercott
Reunited when they receive a strange inheritance—a sentient house on chicken legs called Thistlefoot, the Yaga siblings find themselves being hunted by the Longshadow Man, who bears with him violent secrets from the past: fiery memories that have hidden in their blood for generations.
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Kaikeyiby Vaishnavi PatelThe only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on tales of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the devout and the wise. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to how great a marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear. Desperate for some measure of independence, she turns to the texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone. With this power, Kaikeyi transforms herself from an overlooked princess into a warrior, diplomat, and most favored queen, determined to carve a better world for herself and the women around her. But as the evil from her childhood stories threatens the cosmic order, the path she has forged clashes with the destiny the gods have chosen for her family. And Kaikeyi must decide if resistance is worth the destruction it will wreak--and what legacy she intends to leave behind.
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Atalanta by Jennifer SaintPrincess Atlanta, left to die by her parents who wanted a son, is raised by a mother bear under the protection of the goddess Artemis.
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Half Sick of Shadows by Laura SebastianElaine, the Lady of Shalott, learns of the ancient and tragic prophecies about her and her friends on the mystical island of Avalon and tries to use outlawed magic to change the destinies of Guinevere, Lancelot, Morgana and Arthur.
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Home Fire by Kamila ShamsieIsma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother's death, an invitation from a mentor in America has allowed her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can't stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who's disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew. When he resurfaces half the globe away, Isma's worst fears are confirmed. Then Eamonn enters the sisters' lives. Son of a powerful political figure, he has his own birthright to live up to--or defy. Is he to be a chance at love? The means of Parvaiz's salvation? Suddenly, two families' fates are inextricably, devastatingly entwined, in this searing novel that asks: What sacrifices will we make in the name of love?
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A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. ClairPersephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger. Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. But nothing has ever intrigued himas much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist. After her encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead, and his terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows-a love that is both captivating and forbidden.
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House of Names by Colm TóibínA retelling of the story of Clytemnestra and her children in the legendary Greek city of Mycenae, describes how at the side of her lover she plots to murder her long-absent husband for his betrayals and infidelities.
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Compilations of Fairy Tales & Myths
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Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu BabalolaIn her debut collection, internationally acclaimed writer Bolu Babalola retells the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology with incredible new detail and vivacity. Focusing on the magical folktales of West Africa, Babalola also reimagines Greek myths, ancient legends from the Middle East, and stories from long-erased places.
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Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora by Kahran BethencourtThe New York Times best-selling authors of GLORY return with a reimagined collection of classic fairy and folk tales that celebrate Black beauty and imagination that features the stunning photography of CreativeSoul Photography.
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Lost & Found: A Treasure Trove of Folk Tales by Elizabeth Garner Folk tales take us beyond our own boundaries into unknown lands. Yet within these adventures, riddles and enchantments we find our common ground and shared humanity. Lost & Found is Elizabeth Garner’s own retelling of fifteen treasured folk tales that have nurtured, sustained, terrified and enthralled her in equal measure. Some of the stories are taken from the books of her childhood, some are remembered, and others she has discovered in her reading over the years.
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Greek Myths: A New Retelling by Charlotte HigginsThe chief culture writer for The Guardian offers a retelling of the Greek myths as though they were scenes being woven into textiles by the women who have prominent roles in the stories.
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