BLACK-WINGED ANGEL.
Black-Winged Angel by Angela Slatter, published by PS Publishing in 2025, is a collection of nine reworked fairytales designed for adult readers, accompanied by beautiful silhouette illustrations from Kathleen Jennings. This edition also features the story “Flight” from the original 2014 Ticonderoga Publications edition and includes “The Mer-Pearl,” written specifically for a limited Dutch edition of All the Murmuring Bones. With a total of 218 pages, this book presents a unique exploration of familiar tales through a contemporary lens.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of narratives that delve into themes of horror and genre fiction, offering fresh interpretations of classic stories such as “The Little Match Girl” and “Bluebeard.” The book also includes appendices that provide critical explanations, story notes, and a bibliography, enhancing the reading experience. This edition invites readers to engage with the theoretical underpinnings of fairy tales, particularly through a feminist perspective, making it a thought-provoking addition to the literature and fiction genre.
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
With beautiful silhouette illustrations by the amazing multiple World Fantasy Award nominee Kathleen Jennings, Black-Winged Angels collects the nine reworked/reloaded fairytales for adult readers and the story ‘Flight’ from the original 2014 Ticonderoga Publications edition.
In addition, this edition includes ‘The Mer-Pearl’ written specifically for the Dutch limited edition of the novel All the Murmuring Bones plus appendices including story notes, critical explanations or interpretations of the text and a bibliography
This book will appeal to fans of Angela Carter (‘The Company of Wolves’) and Emma Donoghue (‘Kissing the Witch’).
CONTENTS
Introduction by Angela Slatter
The Little Match Girl
Red Skein
The Girl With No Hands
Light as Mist, Heavy as Hope
Pressina’s Daughters
The Juniper Tree
The Danger of Warmth
Bluebeard
The Bone Mother
Flight
The Mer-Pearl
Afterword & Story Notes
Black-Winged Angels: Theoretical Underpinnings
Abstract
Introduction
Part One – Literature Review
(i) The Patriarchal Colonisation of Fairy tales
(i) A Woman’s Place in Fairy tales
Part Two – Feminism and Fairy tales: Reclamation or Simple Inversion?
(i) Angela Carter
(ii) Emma Donoghue
Part Three – New Wine in Old Bottles: A Meditation on Writing
Appendix B – Tales and Concordance for Emma Donoghue’s Kissing the Witch
Appendix C – Tales and Concordance Angela Slatter’s Black-Winged Angels
Bibliography
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