The Magic Lamp and Other Tales: More Stories For Older Children
A. Buxton
Paperback
(Independently published, Nov. 16, 2017)
Walk again into the vivid imagination of the author of "And Some Lived Happily Ever After" in this new collection of sparkling, and often dark, fairy tales. Dive deep into an unsettling world where old castles hide ghosts, dolls don't play nicely, a picture holds a sinister secret, a feisty girl takes on a malevolent princess to rescue her rather inept lover, and sprites and fairies should rarely be trusted. Meet a tiny, gold-spangled genie, good witches and bad trolls, people battling immeasurable odds to protect those they love, mountains of gold, and a wrestling river. Sly, wry humour weaves through this enchanting book, there's often a gentle moral message and ofttimes a happy ending. Though, a happy ending just depends on how bad the alternative is.