Review: A Beautiful Fairy Tale for a Child or the Child Within
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2011
When I was a child, I loved fairy tales. I would take my well-worn copy of the Brothers Grimm to my favourite hiding place under the rose bush in the backyard and, from there, I would be transported to magical realms. But I grew up and started reading more 'adult' fiction. My book of fairy tales was lost along with the magic that flowed from the pages.Then I read Daphne and the Silver Ash by Joss LLewelyn and, suddenly, I was back under the rose bush. Based on myths and legends and in the lyrical prose of those older tales, this beautifully written fairy tale novella is the perfect story to read to a child or, like me, to remember what it was like to be one.