PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Menna van Praag has lived in Cambridge all her life, except when she was studying at Oxford University. She has worked as a reader for BBC Films & TV and as a script editor for a number of independent production companies. Menna is the author of five novels of magical realism and one novella which have sold over 150,000 copies worldwide and been translated into 26 languages.
Vividly drawn, evocative and complex, The Sisters Grimm is both absorbing and beautiful – a great achievement. -- BRIDGET COLLINS, author of The Binding One of those rare finds: a vivid and fully-realised act of the imagination, written with the page-turning immediacy of the here and now, but overflowing with the wonder of the stories of old. -- ROBERT DINSDALE, author of The Toymakers A very grown up fairy-tale with more than a nod to Angela Carter and Philip Pullman . . . textured and complex . . . genuinely thrilling and emotional . . . it's never less than spellbinding. * STARBURST * A darkly beguiling delight that’s perfect for fans of rich and imaginative fantasy books akin to Erin Morgenstern and Neil Gaiman. * CULTUREFLY * An entertaining and clever examination of folklore, female empowerment, and the system that attempts to keep women in check.' * SciFiNOW * Van Praag spins a compelling, intensely poetic narrative of empowerment and self-realisation. * Guardian *
