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The Wilful Eye
The Wilful Eye

The Wilful Eye

Edited by Isobelle Carmody, Edited by Nan McNab

Tales from the Tower

JUVENILE FICTION

306 Pages, 5.5 x 9

Formats: Trade Paper, EPUB

Trade Paper, $21.99 (CA $25.99) (US $21.99)

Publication Date: April 2013

ISBN 9781742374406

Rights: US & CA

Allen & Unwin (Apr 2013)

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Overview

A dozen of the most exciting and unique writers for young people have chosen fairytales as starting points for their own original stories, in this surprising and spellbinding two-volume collection

Margo Lanagan (Tender Morsels), Rosie Borella, Isobelle Carmody, Richard Harland (Worldshaker), Margaret Mahy (The Seven Chinese Brothers), and Martine Murray (Henrietta There's No One Better) have taken inspiration from stories that have shaped us all, tales like "Beauty and the Beast," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," and "The Snow Queen." This collection carries universal themes of envy and desire, deception and abandonment, courage and sacrifice. Characters are enchanted, they transgress, they yearn, they hunger, they hate, and, sometimes, they kill. Some of the stories inhabit a traditional fairytale world, while others are set in the distant future. Some are set in the present and some in an alternative present. The stories offer no prescription for living or moral advice and none belong in a nursery. Open the covers and submit to their enchantment.

Reviews

"Sublime, with each tale landing a punch squarely between the old and the new, bewitching and terrifying."  —Australian Bookseller & Publisher


"The writers in The Wilful Eye imbue all of their characters, including the villains, with a deep sense of psychological realism, producing often tender, engaging, and insightful results. Unnamed soldiers and hideous beasts are given a voice, even if that voice is at times unsettling, and wolves are still wolves, however they disguise themselves."  —Australian Book Review


". . . an intriguing collection with potential appeal to a wide audience." —Booklist Online

Author Biography

Isobelle Carmody has had more than 30 books and many short stories published. Her books include several very popular series, such as The Legend of Little Fur and Obernewtyn Chronicles. Nan McNab is a writer and editor whose books include Body Bizarre Body Beautiful.