{"product_id":"tales-transformations-stories-by-melissa-mead-9781911486909","title":"Tales \u0026 Transformations: Stories by Melissa Mead","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelissa Mead left a legacy of enchanting stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe wrote twisted fairy tales, magical fantasy, and emotional stories of transformation-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estories both humorous and heartbreaking, with the imagination and optimism she showed in her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollected here are stories which first appeared across many publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCinderella doesn't want to marry the prince, she has her own career plans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHansel and Gretel are replaced with changelings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld ladies build mechanical cats and grow suspiciously healthy vegetables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn injured centaur learns to use prosthetic legs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCats dance, frogs learn to be princes, and birds fall in love with kings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes 36 stories, a selection of drabbles (ultra-short fiction), and her essay on writing about disability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this book, long-time fans and friends can celebrate her work and others can discover it for the first time. Enter the magical world that Melissa Mead gifted us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Guardbridge Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50917102878994,"sku":"9781911486909","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8265abd4-ac55-464b-89ec-2b4a8a1a4104.jpg?v=1738859880","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tales-transformations-stories-by-melissa-mead-9781911486909","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}