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  • ISBN: 9780593449967
  • ISBN: 0593449959
  • ISBN: 9780593449950
  • Physical Description: pages cm
    print
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [2023]

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Summary, etc.: "Finding seeds of inspiration in the Brothers Grimm, seventeenth-century French lore, and Scottish ballads, Kelly Link spins classic fairy tales into utterly original stories of seekers-characters on the hunt for love, connection, revenge, or their own sense of purpose. In "The White Cat's Divorce," an aging billionaire sends his three sons on a series of absurd goose chases to decide which will become his heir. In "The Girl Who Did Not Know Fear," a professor with a delicate health condition becomes stranded for days in an airport hotel after a conference, desperate to get home to her wife and young daughter, and in acute danger of being late for an appointment that cannot be missed. In "Skinder's Veil," a young man agrees to take over a remote house-sitting gig for a friend. But what should be a chance to focus on his long-avoided dissertation instead becomes a wildly unexpected journey, as the house seems to be a portal for otherworldly travelers-or perhaps a door into his own mysterious psyche"--
Reviews

  • Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 February #2
    In her first collection since Get in Trouble (2015), Link uses fairy tales as a jumping-off point for seven stories that explore human connection. In The White Cat's Divorce, the youngest son of a wealthy man participates in a competition set up by his father to see which of his sons will become his heir. In his quest to fulfill his father's increasingly outlandish requests, he comes across a house full of sentient cats, led by a lovely white cat who might be the answer to winning his father's contest. Prince Hat Underground finds Gary searching for his enchanting husband, Prince Hat, who Gary learns has been stolen away by his original fiancée, none other than the Queen of Hell herself. Gary undertakes a perilous journey down to Hell to see if he can wrest his husband back. The sf tale, The Game of Smash and Recovery, finds two siblings stranded on a distant planet playing a game that leads to a startling revelation for one of them. This eclectic offering is bound to please Link's many devotees. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews.
  • Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 February #2
    In her first collection since Get in Trouble (2015), Link uses fairy tales as a jumping-off point for seven stories that explore human connection. In The White Cat's Divorce, the youngest son of a wealthy man participates in a competition set up by his father to see which of his sons will become his heir. In his quest to fulfill his father's increasingly outlandish requests, he comes across a house full of sentient cats, led by a lovely white cat who might be the answer to winning his father's contest. Prince Hat Underground finds Gary searching for his enchanting husband, Prince Hat, who Gary learns has been stolen away by his original fiancée, none other than the Queen of Hell herself. Gary undertakes a perilous journey down to Hell to see if he can wrest his husband back. The sf tale, The Game of Smash and Recovery, finds two siblings stranded on a distant planet playing a game that leads to a startling revelation for one of them. This eclectic offering is bound to please Link's many devotees. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews.
  • Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 February #2
    In her first collection since Get in Trouble (2015), Link uses fairy tales as a jumping-off point for seven stories that explore human connection. In The White Cat's Divorce, the youngest son of a wealthy man participates in a competition set up by his father to see which of his sons will become his heir. In his quest to fulfill his father's increasingly outlandish requests, he comes across a house full of sentient cats, led by a lovely white cat who might be the answer to winning his father's contest. Prince Hat Underground finds Gary searching for his enchanting husband, Prince Hat, who Gary learns has been stolen away by his original fiancée, none other than the Queen of Hell herself. Gary undertakes a perilous journey down to Hell to see if he can wrest his husband back. The sf tale, The Game of Smash and Recovery, finds two siblings stranded on a distant planet playing a game that leads to a startling revelation for one of them. This eclectic offering is bound to please Link's many devotees. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews.
  • Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 February #2
    In her first collection since Get in Trouble (2015), Link uses fairy tales as a jumping-off point for seven stories that explore human connection. In The White Cat's Divorce, the youngest son of a wealthy man participates in a competition set up by his father to see which of his sons will become his heir. In his quest to fulfill his father's increasingly outlandish requests, he comes across a house full of sentient cats, led by a lovely white cat who might be the answer to winning his father's contest. Prince Hat Underground finds Gary searching for his enchanting husband, Prince Hat, who Gary learns has been stolen away by his original fiancée, none other than the Queen of Hell herself. Gary undertakes a perilous journey down to Hell to see if he can wrest his husband back. The sf tale, The Game of Smash and Recovery, finds two siblings stranded on a distant planet playing a game that leads to a startling revelation for one of them. This eclectic offering is bound to please Link's many devotees. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews.

Author Notes

Kelly Link is the author of Get in Trouble, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, Magic for Beginners, Stranger Things Happen, and Pretty Monsters. Her short stories have been published in The Best American Short Stories and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards. She is a MacArthur "Genius Grant" fellow and has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the co-founder of Small Beer Press and co-edits the occasional zine Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet. She is the co-owner of Book Moon, an independent bookstore in Easthampton, MA.

Genre: Short stories.
Short stories.

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