{"product_id":"the-modern-fairies-paperback","title":"The Modern Fairies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClare Pollard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Tadeusz Bradecki Prize - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e Best Historical Fiction Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Artfully composed...keenly alive...this memorable novel reminds the reader of the enduring power of storytelling to transform and even save lives.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Groff's\u003ci\u003e Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e meets Ophelia Field's \u003ci\u003eThe Favourite\u003c\/i\u003e in this wry and \"bawdy\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) historical novel--inspired by true events--featuring an elite group of Paris intellectuals who perform fairy tales that put both the storytellers and their closely kept secrets in grave danger.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy don't they tell you it is the beautiful princess who becomes the evil queen; that they are just the same person at different points in their story?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a safe distance from the intrigues of courtly life at Louis XIV's Versailles, an intellectual crowd of mostly women have been gathering in a Parisian home to share what hostess Marie D'Aulnoy herself has christened \u003ci\u003econtes de fées\u003c\/i\u003e: fairy tales. Recently ousted from court and still raw from the death of his beloved wife, Charles Perrault finds companionship and creative camaraderie at the salon, where he eagerly joins the storytellers. Their hostess is impressive, fiercely intelligent, but somehow unreadable. She is harboring secrets of her own: sold off as a child in marriage to a brutal baron, imprisonment, scandal. Despite the vicious Versailles gossip, Marie has mysteriously been allowed to return to polite society and establish her salon in the heart of Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA devastating winter soon sweeps in, bringing with it all kinds of rumors and fears. A spate of poisonings at Versailles has led to several arrests, and no matter how high born the suspect, it seems no one is safe. Paranoia stokes the King's insecurities, and there is a wolf among the salon's members--someone more dangerous than any force they could conjure in their own tales, watching and waiting, reporting on the secret goings-on, and threatening to destroy them one by one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Clever and glittering\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), witty and wise, \u003ci\u003eModern Fairies\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling novel of stories within stories, familiar tales spun with fresh and provocative meaning, perfect for fans of Jenny Offill, Italo Calvino, and Angela Carter.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClare Pollard is an award-winning poet and playwright based in London. She is the author of five poetry collections and the former editor of the \u003ci\u003eModern Poetry in Translation \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHer acclaimed first novel, \u003ci\u003e Delphi\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2022. \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Fairies\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.35 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379217494118,"sku":"9781668049426","price":25.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MQ-OEqJ4b39781668049426.webp?v=1768918114","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-modern-fairies-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}