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Key ideas from the book
- Thirteen interconnected stories rework familiar fairy tales.
- Women young and old tell their own stories and make their own choices.
- The tales explore power, transformation, love, and hate.
- Unexpected alliances and queer desire reshape traditional relationships.
- Familiar tales including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Snow White receive new interpretations.
About Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue
Published in 1999, Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins brings thirteen interconnected stories into conversation with familiar fairy tales. Emma Donoghue reshapes traditional tales through the voices of women young and old, exploring love, hate, power, transformation, and the choice to make one’s own path.
These retellings recast stories including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Snow White, with unexpected alliances and queer desire among their defining elements. Readers interested in fairy-tale adaptations, fantasy short stories, and feminist or LGBTQ+ literature will find a fresh perspective on familiar material.
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