Wilhelm Grimm

'Swiftness is a great virtue in the fairy tale. All we need is the word 'Once . . . ' and we're off' In this enchanting retelling of Grimms' fairy tales, Philip Pullman conjures up a world of wicked deeds, gruesome deaths, magical transformations and otherworldly romance. Here are some of the strangest, most darkly …

Retells the tale of the beautiful princess whose lips were red as blood, skin was white as snow, and hair was as black as ebony.