Fantasy

Stepmother

by Robert Coover
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Description

Robert Coover, father of modern American experimental fiction, returns with "Stepmother," a masterful reimagining of the fairy-tale tradition. There is magic, there are princes, there are painful castrations. There is also beauty, and true love, of a sort.

What it’s like

ThemeMythpunkSatiricalMysticalLove & Loss
ViolenceGraphic
HorrorChilling
SpiceModerate

Details

First published
June 10, 2004
Pages
96
Reading time
About 2 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
McSweeney's
Language
English
ISBN
9781932416091
Series
Standalone

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