WOMAN

'Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales are given a modern twist in this riveting book... will be enjoyed by teenagers everywhere.'

Zoe Bennell, aged 12,

TES

The fairy story origins create interesting conjunctions of style where loyalty and goodness meet cynicism... Arresting openings make the moral ground clear... Endings mix hope and pathos that has the simplicity of song... these are modern stories with a reassuring belief in goodness and the underlying power of love.'

David Buckley

CAROUSEL

..all are thoughtful, involving, often moving. It is sometimes difficult to spot the original until the end, sometimes obvious from the start, but it doesn’t matter because they are satisfying stories in their own right, well written and very, very readable.

Jan Mark

THE BOOKSELLER

Every season, there is usually one book that surprises me and discovering it is like receiving an unexpected present. This is it. A superb collection of ten Hans Christian Andersen stories re-worked in a contemporary setting. A fresh, original collection that I know I'll re-read again and again'

Annie Everall