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Jackie Morris
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I paint. It means I can balance the writing and the painting. But I want to write more.
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Get a pen and some paper and write, every day.
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Tell Me a Dragon
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East of the Sun, West of the Moon
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The Unwinding
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The Snow Leopard
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2007
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The Ice Bear
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2010
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I am Cat
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2012
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The White Fox
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The Barefoot Book Of Classic Poems
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Song of the Golden Hare
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The Quiet Music of Gently Falling Snow
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A Reminder
Just a reminder that I have moved my blog now to wordpress and have incorporated it into my website. I miss the ease of blogger, but am sure I will get the hang of wordpress one day!
Soon there will be a new competition there. Not sure what the prize will be yet. Still thinking about it.
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Soon there will be a new competition there. Not sure what the prize will be yet. Still thinking about it.
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“You have traveled far, but the hardest part of a journey is always the next step.”
― East of the Sun, West of the Moon
― East of the Sun, West of the Moon
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Favorite retelling of "East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon"
East
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Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
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Mistress of the Wind
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Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
The Princess and the White Bear King
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Tanya Robyn Batt
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
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Mercer Mayer
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
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Susanna Davidson
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
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Once Upon a Winter's Night
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Yes, indeed. I have to say that I almost didn't let her agree to marriage, because I too felt the same as you from the traditional telling of the story. But he did learn a bit from his mistake. Had it been me I would have told him what I thought of a man willing to stand by and let his love burn. But I think she is more than strong enough in the relationship to stand her own ground. So many of these tales frustrate me. Passive heroines are not to my taste.
Thanks for getting back to me. Really appreciate that. Wanted to know what it was that gave you doubts.And they are wise doubts indeed.
Hi Jackie, thank you for the friend request. I enjoyed your book a lot; it is possibly the only version of the fairy tale that I have found to my taste. My reservations, as I mentioned in my review, arise from the romance. I do not like the romance, or, to be more accurate, the prince. I felt like he imposed his reality on the protagonist when he decided that she was lost and suffering in the forest and his actions from then on are direct reactions to this reality he has thought up. I feel like the protagonist had no choice in the matter and this makes me feel really queasy. I would love a retelling where the protagonist falls in love with someone other than the prince. You address this quite well in your version and I appreciated that a lot but I still don't like him. I hope my answer is sufficient.
