In “Skinder’s Veil,” a young man agrees to take over a remote house-sitting gig for a friend. In “The Girl Who Did Not Know Fear,” a professor with a delicate health condition becomes stranded for days in an airport hotel after a conference, desperate to get home to her wife and young daughter, and in acute danger of being late for an appointment that cannot be missed. In “The White Cat’s Divorce,” an aging billionaire sends his three sons on a series of absurd goose chases to decide which child will become his heir. įeaturing illustrations by award-winning artist Shaun Tan.įinding seeds of inspiration in the Brothers Grimm, seventeenth-century French lore, and Scottish ballads, Kelly Link spins classic fairy tales into utterly original stories of seekers-characters on the hunt for love, connection, revenge, or their own sense of purpose. Seven ingeniously reinvented fairy tales that play out with astonishing consequences in the modern world, from one of today’s finest short story writers-MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow Kelly Link, bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Get in Trouble. You will also be alerted to important details about the program, including safety requirements, cancellations, and book signing updates. Your ticket includes entrance to the event and a copy of White Cat, Black Dog. Register for the event! Tickets are required for this event. In person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the release of White Cat, Black Dog with author Kelly Link, in conversation with Holly Black.
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