{"product_id":"9781592703814","title":"You Can't Kill Snow White","description":"By: Alemagna, Beatrice \u003cbr\u003e Format: Hardback \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Enchanted Lion Books \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 25\/10\/22 \u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781592703814 \u003cbr\u003e Dimensions in mm: 353 x 263 x 17 \u003cbr\u003e Description: Age range 14+In this dark adaptation of Snow White, acclaimed artist Beatrice Alemagna tells the story from the point of?view?of the jealous stepmother queen, to complicate the question?of goodness and set into high relief the shadow side, with its?capacity?for evil,?of human life.   Once upon a time, a child was born with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony: the princess Snow White. She is?possessed of beauty and innocence, but there in the shadows lurks a queen who will remarry her widower father, a queen?who is as empty and?envious, as?narcissistic and fractured as is?every life that gets stuck in?the?endless reflecting pool or mirror of the self. Void of love, it is hatred that animates her. But like all true fairy tales, this story doesn't ask us to judge and condemn the queen and her?hatred, but rather to consider the kinds of?behaviours and situations that invite evil, and where true innocence or goodness might lie. Following the first-person account of the queen, this picture book for older readers?illuminates her blinding obsession and insatiable jealousy, right up to the point of her violent undoing.   Told through a series of riveting, unsettling images as well as a bold adaptation of the Grimm's original text, this version of Snow White brilliantly puts us all in touch with the messy, shadowed, fraught, and fragile inwardness we each possess.?This is the second book to appear under Unruly, an imprint of picture books for older readers, and will include an author's note and a short note to readers about how it continues to build this experimental framework of visually complex, sophisticated picture books for teens and adults.","brand":"Scotia Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45245949575351,"sku":"9781592703814","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/5629\/7143\/files\/9781592703814.jpg?v=1757068950","url":"https:\/\/www.scotiabooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781592703814","provider":"scotia-books-online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}