Grimm Stories & Other Faery Tales

By Tracey Meredith

“Snowdrop is more beautiful by far. Sorry.”
“Snowdrop? Snowdrop? Snowdrop is dead!”
“Dead she may be, but she's still prettier than you.”
“How can she be prettier than me if she's dead?” hissed the Queen.
“Can't say. Have you been letting yourself go a bit?”
In this collection of seven short stories based on traditional fairy tales, you will learn how Hansel and Grettel were ultimately responsible for a whole kingdom sleeping for a hundred years, and that not all princesses marry Prince Charming, or any other passing prince. Did Goldilocks really get away with vandalising the Three Bears' house, and shouldn't we recognise Jack for what he was- a burglar and a thief? In some cases,these stories are more Dahl than Disney; spend an hour or two reading tales you thought you knew, and perhaps crack a smile or two.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tracey Meredith
• Release date: Sep 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311045461

Tracey Meredith

Tracey lives in the west of England and has done so for the last 30 years or so. She started writing to encourage her son to read something other than train magazines- the idea being that he would tell her what would happen next and then she would write it for him, ready to read at bed time. Yes, you're quite right- it never happened.. The unfinished manuscripts were found during a decorating session and determinedly finished over a four year period- four in all. Growned was the first one finished and edited. Others now published are The Angel in Towerhouse Wood and (as Beryl C Jones) a token Romantic adventure called A Foreign Land, which seems to have gone down quite well. Finding Richard was the last of the four to be published.New stuff is on the way, and this time she is determined to finish it in less than 8 years. She has done the final edits to Barry & the Dinosaur King, which is released 6th April 2017. There are, as you will see, also a couple of free short stories on her Smashwords page. You can also read the first part of Barry at http://traceygb1.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_8.html .

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