![]() ![]() Long's lush oils conjure a medieval world of castles and mystical beasts, ornate gardens and lush vegetation. Graceful as the narrative is, the lion's share of this book's strength derives from the show-stopping art. ![]() The authors streamline the original, wisely conflating a few very minor episodes and adding a surge of power to the climactic ending. This story, which combines elements of "Beauty and the Beast" and "East of the Sun, West of the Moon," offers a courageous and steadfast heroine, a handsome lover transformed by the spell of a wicked enchantress, a seven-year quest that tests the couple's faith in each other-in short, everything a fairy-tale fan could want. Retelling a Brothers Grimm tale also known as "The Singing, Springing Lark," Long and Ogburn bring to their adaptation the same flourish and romance that distinguished their The Magic Nesting Doll ![]()
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