Bookmarks, January 1st, 2007
GOOD/EXCELLENT
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
By Susanna Clarke, illus. by Charles Vess
Fairy tales for grownups.
In Susanna Clarke's best-selling novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (EXCELLENT Nov/Dec 2004), two magicians practiced their craft during the Napoleonic Wars. In the title story in this collection, Mr. Strange returns to become entangled with three witches. In "Mrs. Mabb," a village girl and a fairy duke it out over a soldier; "Antickes and Frets" features Mary, Queen of Scots, with a strange murder weapon. Other stories, most of which take place in early 19th-c...
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