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Tales from the Hinterland / Althea Proserpine ; collected by Melissa Albert ; illustrated by Jim Tierney.
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 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1250302722 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781250798961
- ISBN: 1250798965
- Physical Description: 223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2021.
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. |
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| Subject: | Magic > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Short stories. Fantasy fiction. Fairy tales. |
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- 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | YA ALBER M (Text) | 33126024360087 | YA Fiction | Checked out | 05/07/2024 |
| Erlanger Branch | YA ALBER M (Text) | 33126024360095 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | YA ALBER M (Text) | 33126024360111 | YA Fiction | Available | - |