If she were to tell the story again, it would be a little different. You might wonder how, because Bo's story seems all-of-a-piece, powerful just as it is, at once archetypal and unique. "No one knows. But one thing is true. Whenever someone retells a story, bits get added and bits get lost." ...
While a bit disappointed with the ending of this book, I did find it an interesting overall. The landscape was rather bleak, which fit the story. I also found the interweaving the old folk tale, also call The Nettle Spinner (http://www.worldoftales.com/fairy_tales/Andrew_Lang_fairy_books/Red_fairy...
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