The Faerie Thorn and other stories

Paperback | 25 September 2015

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These aren't the fairy tales you remember...but they're ones you won't forget 'Not in your time, not in my time, but in the time when the river spilled magic and the wind blew secrets, there was a farmer and his wife...' A hideous merman forced to walk on land, a bitter farmer who sells his wife to the faerie king, water sprites who steal the bodies of drowned men and vengeful trees that make furniture out of people...the Ireland portrayed in The Faerie Thorn is a dark place full of sinister magic, evil deeds and wicked creatures. Following in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm and drawing on ancient Celtic folklore, these tales combine retellings of old favourites, like 'The Little Mermaid',and brand new tales you have never heard before, like 'The Spirit of the Meadow Burn', which tells the story of how the whiskey of Bushmills got its sweet taste. Written in the hypnotic, sing-song language of childhood stories, this collection is a stunning debut from an exciting and original new voice in Irish writing.

Industry Reviews

'Not a children's book of fairy stories but for adults and in the true tradition there's love and hate, gentleness and brutality and a language to gladden your soul ... The Faerie Thorn and other stories is [Jane Talbot's] first book and it's a cracker.

-- Ann Hailes

"A bewitching set of faery tales for adults. Intriguing, intelligent, and highly readable."

-- Sue Leonard

'This is fiction that leads you on an adventure, is told in a unique voice fitting to the genre it represents, and which always manages to surprise.'

-- Claire Savage

'With a quick wit and inventive language that recalls the kennings of ancient tales, Jane Talbot creates a world where all is not as it seems. The story of The Merrow of Murlough Bay broke my heart but leaves me with a determination to visit the real Murlough Bay. A tour de force.'

-- anet Dowling, storyteller and author of Surrey Folk Tales.

'A collection that delights with its sparkling style and rich imagination.'

-- Eilis Ni Dhuibhne

'A delight to read ... brimming with a feral, elemental magick.'

-- Mia Gallagher, author of Hellfire.

'There are tales here of gentleness and brutality, of trapped souls and willing, captive hearts; stories so grisly and "feary-grim" they'll cold-curdle your blood; stories so full of unbridled beneficence they will "warm-hold" and gentle your heart. Highly recommended.'

-- Bernie McGill, author of The Butterfly Cabinet.

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