tales
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She recalls other witches from folk tales like Baba Yaga, frightening characters but also, she says, “women possessing an innocence that had been eroded over the years by the harshness of life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
And like all fairy tales, it has something to tell us about how we are transformed as we encounter the strange and terrifying and magnificent.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
There are tales of visionary ambition that, more often than not, don’t pan out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Set against a backdrop of vines and beanstalks, a model even took to the runway holding a book of fairy tales once owned by Coco Chanel.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
He and Katherine had had a book of fairy tales when they were little.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
