THE WITCH AND OTHER TALES RE-TOLD

In this captivating new collection, critically acclaimed author Jean Thompson takes the classic fairy tale and brings it into the modern age with stories that capture the magic and horror of everyday life.

Great fairy tales are not necessarily stories designed for children. The lurking wolf in “Red Riding Hood,” the gingerbread house that lures Hansel and Gretel, the beauty asleep in her castle—these fables represent some of our deepest, most primeval fears, and satisfy our longing for good to win out over evil (preferably in the most gruesome way possible).

In this captivating new collection, critically acclaimed author Jean Thompson takes the classic fairy tale and brings it into the modern age with stories that capture the magic and horror of everyday life. The downtrodden prevail, appearances deceive, and humility and virtue triumph in LATTER-DAY TALES, as lost children try to find their way home, adults tormented by past unspeakable acts are fated to experience their own horror in the present, and true love—or is it enchantment?—conquers all. LATTER-DAY TALES is a haunting and deeply entertaining collection, showcasing the inimitable Jean Thompson at the height of her story-telling prowess.

While Thompson’s books are always widely acclaimed by her critics and peers alike, it is her short story collections that become truly big best-sellers and award-winners: Who Do You Love, was a National Book Award finalist. Thompson’s retellings of classic fairytales in this collection are spectacular—refreshingly modern but with all of the darkness and mystery of the old stories.

Jean Thompson is the author of six critically acclaimed novels, among them The Humanity Project and the New York Times best-seller, The Year We Left Home, and five story collections, including Who Do You Love. She lives in Urbana, Illinois.