Thirteen tales are unspun from the deeply familiar, and woven anew into a collection of fairy tales that wind back through time. Acclaimed Irish author Emma Donoghue reveals heroines young and old in unexpected alliances--sometimes treacherous, sometimes erotic, but always courageous. Told with luminous voices that shimmer with sensuality and truth, these age-old characters shed their antiquated cloaks to travel a seductive new landscape, radiantly transformed.Cinderella forsakes the handsome prince and runs off with the fairy godmother; Beauty discovers the Beast behind the mask is not so very different from the face she sees in the mirror; Snow White is awakened from slumber by the bittersweet fruit of an unnamed desire. Acclaimed writer Emma Donoghue spins new tales out of old in a magical web of thirteen interconnected stories about power and transformation and choosing one's own path in the world. In these fairy tales, women young and old tell their own stories of love and hate, honor and revenge, passion and deception. Using the intricate patterns and oral rhythms of traditional fairy tales, Emma Donoghue wraps age-old characters in a dazzling new skin.
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Hardback Editions
May 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins Author(s): Emma Donoghue ISBN: 1-4352-8006-7 / 978-1-4352-8006-9 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1999 : Library Binding
| Title: Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins Author(s): Emma Donoghue ISBN: 0-613-18260-X / 978-0-613-18260-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Topeka Bindery Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1998 : Hardback
| Title: Kissing the Witch Author(s): Emma Donoghue ISBN: 0-14-025802-7 / 978-0-14-025802-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1997 : Hardback
| Title: Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins Author(s): Emma Donoghue ISBN: 0-06-027575-8 / 978-0-06-027575-4 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Other Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
May 1997 : Library Binding
| Title: Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins Author(s): Emma Donoghue ISBN: 0-06-027576-6 / 978-0-06-027576-1 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Other Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
April 1997 : Hardback
| Title: Kissing the Witch Author(s): Emma Donoghue ISBN: 0-241-13676-8 / 978-0-241-13676-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1993 : Hardback
| Title: Kissing the Witch Author(s): Emma Donoghue ISBN: 1-85594-099-X / 9781855940994 (UK edition) Publisher: Hyperion Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 1999 : Paperback
| Title: Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins Author(s): Emma Donoghue ISBN: 0-06-440772-1 / 978-0-06-440772-4 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperTeen Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1997 : Paperback
| Title: Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins Author(s): Emma Donoghue Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
September 1999 : Turtleback
| Title: Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins Author(s): Emma Donoghue ISBN: 0-606-17465-6 / 978-0-606-17465-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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