"Adelmann travels the well-worn paths of some of the Brothers Grimm's most famous fairy tales with stylistic panache and 21st-century verve. Though the women start out wary of one another, judging each other's stories, gradually they begin to realize that they may have more in common than they supposed.What really brought them here? What secrets will they reveal? And is it too late for them to rescue each other?ĭark, edgy, and wickedly funny, this debut for readers of Carmen Maria Machado, Kristen Arnett, and Kelly Link takes our coziest, most beloved childhood stories, exposes them as anti-feminist nightmares, and transforms them into a new kind of myth for grown-up women. And Raina's love story will shock them all. Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy tale ending.
Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy.
Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas. What really brought them here? What secrets will they reveal? And is it too late for them to rescue each other? Dark, edgy, and wickedly funny, this debut for readers of Carmen Maria Machado, Kristen Arnett, and Kelly Link takes our coziest, most beloved childhood stories, exposes them as anti-feminist nightmares, and transforms them into a new kind of myth for grown-up women.This darkly funny and provocative novel reimagines classic fairy tale characters as modern women in a support group for trauma. Though the women start out wary of one another, judging each other’s stories, gradually they begin to realize that they may have more in common than they supposed. And Raina’s love story will shock them all.
This darkly funny and provocative novel reimagines classic fairy tale characters as modern women in a support group for trauma. You can read this before How to Be Eaten PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book How to Be Eaten written by Maria Adelmann which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann
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