Burning Your Boats

Take an age-old fairytale, Angela Carter seems to say, and then twist it around to reflect the vagaries and ailments of our modern world. In this fashion, she gives homage to the inherent aspects of humanity that will never change. At the same time she doesn't give readers a chance to dismiss the morals as old-fashioned or inapplicable. With her proud, strong prose she insists you sit up and take notice of what she's trying to teach. Burning Your Boats is a collection of the powerful author's most challenging tales, including many previously unpublished works that will take you by storm.