The Faerie Thorn and Other Stories Author:Jane Talbot These aren't the fairy tales you remember...but they're ones you won't forget 'Not in your time, not in my time, but in the time when the river spilled magic and the wind blew secrets, there was a farmer and his wife...' A hideous merman forced to walk on land, a bitter farmer who sells his wife to the faerie king, water sprites who steal the bo... more »dies of drowned men and vengeful trees that make furniture out of people...the Ireland portrayed in The Faerie Thorn is a dark place full of sinister magic, evil deeds and wicked creatures. Following in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm and drawing on ancient Celtic folklore, these tales combine retellings of old favourites, like 'The Little Mermaid',and brand new tales you have never heard before, like 'The Spirit of the Meadow Burn', which tells the story of how the whiskey of Bushmills got its sweet taste. Written in the hypnotic, sing-song language of childhood stories, this collection is a stunning debut from an exciting and original new voice in Irish writing.« less