An intriguing collection of short stories about European women and their struggles during the Second World War, when the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm and Mother Goose get twisted by the devastation of war. This volume includes:
Little Red Riding Hood, a young Polish woman working in a museum. She is forced to assist the Nazis as they loot her country’s national heritage. She finds a way to hide some small treasures in her basket, smuggling them out to hide—but she’s caught—what happens next?
Hansel and Gretel, a clever British woman and her twin brother grew up with a German father, so have both the German last name and accompanying accent to go with it. She has difficulty finding work in England during the war. Worse, her brother is now in prison for burglary. Others like her have been interred, and she fears that she will be too, and soon—unless she can make her heritage useful . . .
Little Red Riding Hood, a young Polish woman working in a museum. She is forced to assist the Nazis as they loot her country’s national heritage. She finds a way to hide some small treasures in her basket, smuggling them out to hide—but she’s caught—what happens next?
Hansel and Gretel, a clever British woman and her twin brother grew up with a German father, so have both the German last name and accompanying accent to go with it. She has difficulty finding work in England during the war. Worse, her brother is now in prison for burglary. Others like her have been interred, and she fears that she will be too, and soon—unless she can make her heritage useful . . .
