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The Wilful Eye (Tales from the Tower Volume One)

By Nan McNab and Isobelle Carmody
Series: TALES FROM THE TOWER
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The Wilful Eye (Tales from the Tower Volume One) is a captivating collection of six retellings of classic fairy tales, delicately interwoven with a touch of darkness and wonder. Its stories take the reader through fresh interpretations filled with mystery, enchantment, and unexpected twists, all while embodying themes that resonate with young adult readers. Set within intricate worlds, the tales blend traditional elements with modern insights to craft memorable experiences.
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You might enjoy this book if you love classic fairytales with a dark and modern twist. It offers a fresh take on beloved stories, combining rich storytelling with unique interpretations that capture the imagination and explore themes of identity and transformation.

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Six writers have taken inspiration from stories that have shaped us all, like 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier' and 'The Snow Queen'. This collection carries universal themes of envy and jealousy, deception and abandonment, control and power, courage and sacrifice, violence and deception.

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Six writers - Margo Lanagan, Rosie Borella, Isobelle Carmody, Richard Harland, Margaret Mahy, and Martine Murray - have taken inspiration from stories that have shaped us all, like 'Beauty and the Beast', 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier', and 'The Snow Queen'. This collection carries universal themes of envy and jealousy, deception and abandonment, control and power, courage and sacrifice, violence and deception.

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 in The Wilful Eye (Tales from the Tower Volume One) offer no prescription for living or moral advice and none belong in a nursery. Open the covers and submit to their enchantment.

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The Wilful Eye (Tales from the Tower Volume One) has been praised for its ability to balance the old with the new, creating stories that are both enchanting and frightening. Reviewers note that the authors bring a rich psychological depth to all characters, including villains, transforming them into compelling and sometimes unsettling voices.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742374406

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2011

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 370g

Pages: 320

Collections

Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Isobelle Carmody Nan McNab Series: TALES FROM THE TOWER Young Adult

About the Author

Isobelle Carmody has had over 30 books and many short stories published. She is now working on the last book of her award-winning fantasy series, The Obernewtyn Chronicles, and on a second collection of her own short stories, titled Metro Winds. She lives between Prague in Central Europe and her home on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, with her partner and daughter.

Nan McNab is a writer and editor whose books include Body Bizarre Body Beautiful and Victoria's Market. She lives in Airey's Inlet, Victoria.

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