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Savage her reply / Deirdre Sullivan ; illustrated by Karen Vaughan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Dublin : Little Island, 2020.Description: 249 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781912417643 (hbk.) :
DDC classification:
  • 823.92 23
Summary: A retelling of the favourite Irish fairytale 'The Children of Lir'. Aífe marries Lir, a chieftain with four children by his previous wife. Jealous of his affection for his children, the witch Aífe turns them into swans for 900 years. Retold through the voice of Aífe, 'Savage Her Reply' is unsettling and dark, feminist and fierce, yet nuanced in its exploration of the guilt of a complex character.
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Fiction The Harden Library, King's Hospital Fiction Section F SUL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R16872L0499

A retelling of the favourite Irish fairytale 'The Children of Lir'. Aífe marries Lir, a chieftain with four children by his previous wife. Jealous of his affection for his children, the witch Aífe turns them into swans for 900 years. Retold through the voice of Aífe, 'Savage Her Reply' is unsettling and dark, feminist and fierce, yet nuanced in its exploration of the guilt of a complex character.

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