- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Allen & Unwin (Oct 1 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1865086428
- ISBN-13: 978-1865086422
- Product Dimensions: 14.8 x 14.4 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 100 g
- See Complete Table of Contents
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Product Description
Drawing in the reader with the classic wonder of a fairy tale and the funny twist of an adult read, each of the seven stories involve both the traditional characters, such as frogs, trolls, and dragons, and quirky modern characters including the city-weary Justin, Angela the merchant banker, and associate professor Knight, among others. These tales follow Justin, the typical city boy, whose plans for rural bliss fall apart in “Justin and the Troll,” and even celebrate the value of a good hair day in “Curly Locks.” Other tales such as “The Lonely Prince” illustrate how to test love with pizza and cheap wine. With humor and magic, these fairy tales reaffirm the belief in happy endings.
About the Author
Jennifer Rowe is best known for her crime novels, but surrounding herself with all that death and turmoil has left her with the desire to make people laugh.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Dull indeed, Nov 13 2004
By Kotori - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fairy Tales for Grown-Ups (Paperback)
Unbelievable drivel.
Twisted fairtales, as promised in the blurb on the back cover, but no mention of how dull and unentertaining they were!
Anyone could write this sort of rubbish, but I would have expected that it could have been written much more cleverly. With a little bit of wit and humor, please?
This book contains 7 short (very short) stories of tales based on twisting the old fairy tales. Every story seethes with cynicism and every heroine is daft to the duplicity of others. There are endings, whether they are happy or not they are always endings, and I admit the Fat Wife was not as tedious as the others... but I hardly think that in Fairy Tales for Grown Ups it needs to be a showcase of stupidity & deviousness - does it?
Honestly? I wouldn't bother.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Charming collection of fairy tales, Aug 4 2008
By E. E. Cross - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fairy Tales for Grown-Ups (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book. It is a funny, wry, and entertaining collection of modern fairy tales. It's a perfect bedside table book; light-hearted and well written.
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