The Door in the Hedge
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780756956769 (0756956765)
Publish date: October 1st 2003
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Pages no: 216
Edition language: English
Um, I'm not sure what I read? But it was AMAZING. I think part of the illusion of my incomprehension is that there is a generous use of colons and semicolons, so the sentences seem to keep running on and on, and the stories just tumble out of the pages and straight into your imagination. The second ...
I've read these short stories several times since I was a child. It's a collection of beautifully written fairy tales, suitable for all ages.
I've read these short stories several times since I was a child. It's a collection of beautifully written fairy tales, suitable for all ages.
Interesting interpretation of some faerie tales, and some new stories that read like faerie tales, two of each.
The stories are good, but I think McKinley was channeling Hans Christian Andersen. These are the most melancholy fairy tales imaginable. Oh, the heroines find instant, deep, and perfect love with their princes, but the sadness of parents losing children is all through this. Everyone is serious, and ...