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Tales from the Hinterland / Althea Proserpine ; collected by Melissa Albert ; illustrated by Jim Tierney.

Albert, Melissa, (author.). Proserpine, Althea, (author.). Tierney, Jim, (illustrator.).

Summary:

In this companion book to "The Hazel Wood" and "The Night Country," the author presents a collection of dark fairy tales by Alice's reclusive grandmother Althea Proserpine.

Journey into the Hinterland, a brutal and beautiful world. Among those you'll meet are a young woman who spends a night with Death; brides wed to a mysterious house in the trees; and an enchantress who is killed twice and still lives. -- adapted from back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781250302724
ISBN: 1250302722
ISBN: 9781250798961
ISBN: 1250798965
Physical Description: 223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2021.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

The door that wasn't there -- Hansa the traveler -- The clockwork bride -- Jenny and the night women -- The skinned maiden -- Alice-three-times -- The house under the stairwell -- Ilsa waits -- The sea cellar -- Mother and the dagger -- Twice-killed Katherine -- Death and the woodwife.