On Becoming a Fairy Godmother
2003
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3.45
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236
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The latest collection by a master of the short story breathes new life into old legends and brings the magic of myth back into modern women's lives. What happens to today's mature woman when her children have fled the nest? This collection presents fifteen new 'fairy tales', which include an encounter with a mermaid, an erotic adventure with a mysterious stranger, the story of a woman who learns to fly, and of another who transforms herself into a real fairy godmother.
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Author
Sara Maitland
Author · 19 books
Sara Maitland is a British writer and academic. An accomplished novelist, she is also known for her short stories. Her work has a magic realist tendency. Maitland is regarded as one of those at the vanguard of the 1970s feminist movement, and is often described as a feminist writer. She is a Roman Catholic, and religion is another theme in much of her work.
