The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
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The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories

by Susanna Clarke

2006•Fantasy•256 pages

Taste attributes: fantasymyth/fairytalehistoricalfresh & originalimaginaryintricateglossyall consuming questfish out of water/culture clashsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, inventive fantasy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

Magic, madam, is like wine and, if you are not used to it, it will make you drunk. Faerie is never as far away as you think. Sometimes you find you have crossed an invisible line and must cope, as best you can, with petulant princesses, vengeful owls, ladies who pass their time embroidering terrible fates or with endless paths in deep, dark woods and houses that never appear the same way twice.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyMyth/fairytaleHistoricalAll consuming questFish out of water/culture clashSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Historical FictionShort StoriesFairy talesEnglish Fantasy fictionFairies

Details

Author
Susanna Clarke
Published
2006
Pages
256
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