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Title details for Tales from the Hinterland by Melissa Albert - Available

Tales from the Hinterland

#2.5 in series

by Melissa Albert
Rebecca Soler
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A gorgeous collection of twelve "lush and deliciously sinister fairy tales" (Kelly Link) by the New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood and The Night Country!
Before The Hazel Wood, there was Althea Proserpine's Tales from the Hinterland...

Journey into the Hinterland, a brutal and beautiful world where a young woman spends a night with Death, brides are wed to a mysterious house in the trees, and an enchantress is killed twice—and still lives.
Perfect for new listeners and dedicated fans alike.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books
"Albert's rich and tightly focused collection forms the core of the mythology created in her novels, and her fans will be thrilled at this further glimpse into that world."—Booklist, starred review

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Hazel Wood

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 12, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781250791023
      • File size: 178773 KB
      • Duration: 06:12:26

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 23, 2020
      Albert brings The Hazel Wood’s fictional fairy tale volume to life in 12 finely wrought but gruesome stories of captive wives, abused women, and their bloody revenge. Framed by Tierney’s intricately inked woodcut-style illustrations, the fictional Hinterlands and their fairy tale logic shine when illuminating aspects of troubled family dynamics: “Hansa the Traveler” sets its cloistered protagonist questing to save her star mother and confronts the cost of being a rescuer, while “The House Under the Stairwell” offers a somber, heartfelt reflection on the work of repair. Weaker entries, however, collapse into repetitive revenges or horror genre despair, and Albert’s allegories lose power as the dynamics and relationships they stand for fail to grow, broaden, or change. Fans of Emily Carroll, Catherynne M. Valente, and Albert’s own work will thrill to this volume’s fairy tale cadences and inventive, deep-shadowed imagery, but the parade of voiceless, mutilated, broken women may leave readers wanting range and depth. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 12–up. Agent: Faye Bender, the Book Group.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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