Lee, Tanith. White as snow.(The Fairy Tale fairy tale Simple narrative typically of folk origin dealing with supernatural beings. Fairy tales may be written or told for the amusement of children or may have a more sophisticated narrative containing supernatural or obviously improbable events, scenes, and personages series). Tor. 320p. c2000. 0-312-87549-5. $14.95. SA The story of Snow White is told here through the filter of the Demeter/Persephone myth. Arpazia, a pampered pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. princess, is taken as a war prisoner, raped and forced to marry the con queror. Her daughter Coira grows up with a distant father and a beautiful but ice-cold mother. When Queen Arpazia joins a pagan ceremony and develops a passion for the hunter-god King, she is willing to sacrifice anything, especially her unloved child of rape, to be with him. This dark, haunting haunt·ing adj. Continually recurring to the mind; unforgettable: a haunting melody. haunt rendition ren·di·tion n. 1. The act of rendering. 2. An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece. 3. A performance of a musical or dramatic work. 4. A translation, often interpretive. of a well-known story will be welcome in most fantasy collections. Deirdre B. Root, Ref. Libn., Middletown P.L., Middletown, OH |
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