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Book, 1997
Current format, Book, 1997, 1st ed, No Longer Available.
Book, 1997
Current format, Book, 1997, 1st ed, No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formats
A collection of fairy tales for adults. The title novella is on a middle-aged Englishwoman attending a writers' conference in Turkey. She picks up an antique bottle and as she is washing it a djinn appears, offering to grant her three wishes. She asks for a younger body, then requests he make love to her. The Booker Prize-winning author of Possession presents a selection of original fairy tales, including "The Glass Coffin," "Gode's Story," "The Eldest Princess," "Dragons' Breath," and the title-length novella. 50,000 first printing. Tour.
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