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    • Katie Scarfe

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    Tales From the Kingdoms: Poison, Charm, Beauty

    Sarah Pinborough

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    'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' Wilder's Book Review

    Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty - stories you love, and that we all think we know . . .

    . . . but what about the secrets hidden within them? Why would a prince fall in love with a woman in a coffin? Why would a queen try so hard to poison her step-daughter? And what is a fairy Godmother's real motivation?

    Turn the page, and discover these classic fairy stories, told the way they always should have been . . .

    This collection includes the award-winning novella BEAUTY, as well as the superb novellas POISON and CHARM.

    'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale'

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    (p) Orion Publishing Group 2013

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    Praise for Tales From the Kingdoms

    • Whatever genre she's working in, Pinborough is well worth keeping an eye on - SFXPinborough really knows how to drag the reader into her books. Tightly written, tightly plotted and highly entertainingFew writers blend mystery and the supernatural as well as Sarah Pinborough, but there are none who do it better. Quite, quite brilliantPinborough's stories have resonance. She understands how people tick. I always trust the ride, because I know I'll wind up someplace good

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    Sarah Pinborough

    Sarah Pinborough

    Sarah Pinborough is an award-winning and New York Times, Sunday Times, and internationally bestselling author and screenwriter who is published in over 30 territories worldwide. Having published more than 25 novels across various genres, her recent books include Behind Her Eyes, now a smash-hit Netflix limited series; Dead to Her, in development with Amazon Studios; The Death House, which she is adapting herself for Compelling Pictures; and her most recent book Insomnia, which she has adapted for Left Bank Pictures, coming to Paramount+ in 2024, starring Vicky McClure. Sarah was the 2009 winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story, the 2010 and 2014 winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Novella, and she has four times been shortlisted for Best Novel. She was also shortlisted for the British Book Award for Best Thriller. Sarah lives in the historic town of Stony Stratford, the home of the Cock and Bull story, with her dog, Ted. You can follow her on social media @sarahpinborough.

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