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A dark, feminist retelling of The Children of Lir by the author of the multi-award-winning Tangleweed and Brine Included in Kirkus Reviews: Best Young Adult Books of the Year 2023 ‘No-one else writes like Deirdre Sullivan. She is lyrical, poetic and thoroughly intoxicating.’ Juno Dawson, author of Wonderland ‘Unsettling, haunting, and darkly lyrical, Savage Her Reply is a beautiful thing.’ Louise O’Neill, author of After The Silence A retelling of the favourite Irish fairytale The Children of Lir. Aífe marries Lir, a chieftain with four children by his previous wife. Jealous of his affection for his children, the witch Aífe turns them into swans for 900 years. Retold through the voice of Aífe, Savage Her Reply is unsettling and dark, feminist and fierce, yet nuanced in its exploration of the guilt of a complex character. A dark & witchy feminist retelling from the author of Tangleweed and Brine

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Bewitched retellings of classic fairy-tales with brave and resilient heroines. WINNER: Book of the Year 2018 (CBI Awards) WINNER: YA Book of the Year 2017 (Irish Book Awards) WINNER: Reader's Choice Award for YA Fiction 2017 (Irish Times Ticket Awards) A multi-award winning collection of twelve dark, feminist retellings of traditional fairytales from one of Ireland’s leading writers for young people. In the tradition of Angela Carter, stories such as Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin are given a witchy makeover. Intricately illustrated with black and white line drawings. ‘Exquisitely written and powerful – I’m enchanted by it.’ — Marian Keyes ‘Deirdre Sullivan’s writing is beguiling, bewitching and poetic. Her prose is almost dreamlike, reminiscent of Angela Carter.’ – Juno Dawson, author of The Gender Games ‘Sullivan’s prose is delicate and masterful.’ – Dave Rudden, author of Knights of the Borrowed Dark ‘Witchy, eerie and beautiful. These thirteen fairytale retellings already feel like feminist classics.’ – Claire Hennessy, author of Like Other Girls Dark, feminist retellings of traditional fairytales for a teen audience – not for the faint-hearted

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Winner: YA Book of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2020 Winner: Book of the Year, KPMG-Children's Books Ireland Awards 2021 A dark, feminist retelling of The Children of Lir by the author of the multi-award-winning Tangleweed and Brine 'Breathes new life into the Irish legend of the Children of Lir.' The Obrsever 'Saturated with the power of Sullivan’s lyrical prose.’ The Guardian A retelling of the favourite Irish fairytale The Children of Lir. Aife marries Lir, a chieftain with four children by his previous wife. Jealous of his affection for his children, the witch Aife turns them into swans for 900 years. Retold through the voice of Aife, Savage Her Reply is unsettling and dark, feminist and fierce, yet nuanced in its exploration of the guilt of a complex character. A dark & witchy feminist retelling from the author of Tangleweed and Brine

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