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title: "The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night: an enchanting collection of modern fairy tales"
brand: "jen campbell"
price: "R158"
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# The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night: an enchanting collection of modern fairy tales

**Brand:** jen campbell
**Price:** R158
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- **What is this?** The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night: an enchanting collection of modern fairy tales by jen campbell
- **How much does it cost?** R158 with free shipping
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        			Campbell&apos;s entirely fresh reframing of classic fairytales within modern experiences...really got me thinking. The perfect autumnal read to curl up with. (Stylist)razor-sharp critique of contemporary issues and deeply moving short stories (Stylist)quietly excellent (Stylist)The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night is a gem of a book (Stylist)A darkly clever, beautifully written and deliciously twisted collection of modern fairy tales (Sarra Manning Red)&apos;dark, twisted fairy tales&apos; (Kirsty Logan The Herald)Full of wonder: brilliantly imaginative, with dark, unsettling undercurrents ... The characters sparkle with a sense of the surreal, but these outcasts, misfits and loners are filled with hopes and dreams, and are as believable as those in any true-life novel. (Psychologies)Interwoven with myth and fairy tale, these stories are surprising, delightful, and by turns dangerous and joyful, like walking through a mirror and discovering a world that you both recognise and have never seen before. (Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry)&apos;Campbell&apos;s fairy tales retain a kaleidoscope quality from the first to the last page...a reality coloured by our imagination in which we are as strong as we are vulnerable, as similar as we are different.&apos; Sanja GligoricThere are so many intriguing characters and situations to be enjoyed in The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night...Jen Campbell is clearly a writer to watch. (Katy Goodwin-Bates New Books magazine)
				    	
					
        		
        		
        	
        
        	
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        			Modern fairy tales of magic, outsiders and lost souls from bestselling author and acclaimed book vlogger Jen Campbell.
				    	
					
        		
        		
        	
        
                
        
        
            
            
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