Magikal Faerytales

Beware! For witches, wolves and wonders lie within! 

Once upon a time, wolves charmed red-cloaked witches from the path, obsidian mirrors advised immortal queens, and an abandoned brother and sister called upon the ancestors to overcome an evil encountered in the dark heart of the forest. 

Did you ever wonder about the real magick in faerytales? Long, long ago, faerytales were spirit-stories, tales of mystery, initiation and transformation, and they were not meant only for children. 

In this collection of retold faerytales, Lucy Cavendish has re-imagined eleven classics, restoring to them their pagan wisdom, so that every story bubbles over with spells, potions, hexes, faeries, and all manner of magickal beings. She has also included one bewitching original. 

Boys grow antlers, enchanted horses talk from beyond the afterlife, mermaid mothers call to their daughters, alchemy allows a psychic girl to spin straw into gold, spindles curse, and witches good and witches malevolent do battle within these spellbinding pages. 

Featuring faerytale-inspired spells, fascinating histories and the spine-tingling secrets behind the stories, this collaboration between Lucy Cavendish and Jasmine Becket-Griffith is a thrillingly witchy twist on some the world’s most beloved tales.