She studied Modern and Mediaeval Languages at Cambridge and was a teacher for fifteen years, during which time she published three novels, including Chocolat (1999), which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche. Joanne Harris (MBE) was born in Barnsley in 1964, of a French mother and an English father. It’s such a nostalgic feeling with an adult twist, though the stories would be perfectly suitable for kids. The illustrations in this book are spectacular and I recommend reading the print edition so you can relive the childhood experience that I imagine most lifelong bookworms have, of poring over a book of fairy tales and looking at the pictures when you should be in bed. She’s unapologetic in her criticism of certain characters, without ever directly even criticising them and I love it. The stories carry a mixture of moral messages and also, if you’re familiar with Joanne Harris’ Twitter presence, some stories that really capture the kinds of personalities you find online and how they affect others (I’m being so diplomatic here, you should be impressed). They’re really easy to read and particularly good if you only have a couple of minutes to spend reading at a time, though I will admit that I read the whole book in a couple of settings. The Lacewing Prince is a selfish and cruel ruler of the fair folk, touching many lives with his behaviour, but as time goes on he starts to face the consequences and mature.
The tales are beautifully illustrated by renowned illustrator Charles Vess ( Stardust, Sandman, The Books of Earthsea).This is a gorgeous collection of super short (2-5 page) stories that read like a cross between fairy tales and fables, each interconnected to a larger picture.
These are just a few of the weird and wonderful creatures who populate Joanne Harris’s first collection of fairy tales.ĭark, gripping, and brilliantly imaginative, these magical tales will soon have you in their thrall in a uniquely illustrative edition. The toymaker who wants to create the perfect wife the princess whose heart is won by words, not actions the tiny dog whose confidence far outweighs his size and the sinister Lacewing King who rules over the Silken Folk. Harris and legendary artist Charles Vess in a collaboration that’s been years in the making. Full of dreams and nightmares, Honeycomb is an entrancing mosaic novel of original fairy tales from bestselling author Joanne M.
The beauty of stories you never know where they will take you. A lushly illustrated set of dark, captivating fairy tales from the bestselling author of The Gospel of Loki with illustrator Charles Vess ( Stardust).
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