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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Albert, Melissa. Hazel Wood novel ; 3.Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2021Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250302724
  • 1250302722
  • 9781250798961
  • 1250798965
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
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.
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.Summary: 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
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
YA Book YA Book Dr. James Carlson Library YA Fiction ALBERT, MELISSA HW S1 Available 33111009780814
YA Book YA Book Northport Library YA Fiction ALBERT, MELISSA Available 33111009830809
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A gorgeously illustrated collection of twelve "lush and deliciously sinister fairy tales" (Kelly Link) by the New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood and The Night Country !

Before The Hazel Wood , there was Althea Proserpine's Tales from the Hinterland...

Journey into the Hinterland, a brutal and beautiful world where a young woman spends a night with Death, brides are wed to a mysterious house in the trees, and an enchantress is killed twice--and still lives.

Perfect for new readers and dedicated fans alike, Melissa Albert's Tales from the Hinterland features full-page illustrations by Jim Tierney, foil stamping, two-color interior printing, and printed endpapers.

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.

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.

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

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