Kate Crackernuts

In a land troubled by witches and feuding clans, step-sisters Kate and Katherine form an unlikely friendship over a shared love of fairies. This does not go down well with everyone . . . Grizel Maxwell may be Kate's mother, but she is also a witch, and jealously plots to get rid of Katherine with a curse, forcing Kate and Katherine to leave their homeland to escape the evil witch and seek a cure for her terrible spell. First published in 1963, Katherine Briggs' wonderful re-casting of the classic fable of friendship conquering all is a rare and beguiling mix of folk-lore and fantasy. The author's own fascination with the English folk-lore tradition imbues the telling with seriousness and beauty that transcend its generic roots.

Summary

In a land troubled by witches and feuding clans, step-sisters Kate and Katherine form an unlikely friendship over a shared love of fairies.

Product details

• Authors: K M Briggs, K. M. Briggs, BRIGGS K M, Briggs K. M.
• Assisted by: K. M. Briggs (Editor), M Briggs (Editor), K M Briggs (Editor)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.2009
• EAN: 9780571252022
• ISBN: 978-0-571-25202-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 198 mm x 126 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945; JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Traditional Stories (Children's/Ya), Faber Finds; Fables; Fairies; Folklore; Witches