The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
Susanna Clarke's The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories (2006) is a fae fiction and historical fiction story collection. Key subjects include fairy tales and fairies.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 30 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 14 editions.
At about 256 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.
About The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
Magic, madam, is like wine and, if you are not used to it, it will make you drunk. Faerie is never as far away as you think. Sometimes you find you have crossed an invisible line and must cope, as best you can, with petulant princesses, vengeful owls, ladies who pass their time embroidering terrible fates or with endless paths in deep, dark woods and houses that never appear the same way twice. The heroines and heroes bedevilled by such problems in these fairy tales include a conceited Regency clergyman, an eighteenth-century Jewish doctor and Mary, Queen of Scots, as well as two characters from Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: Strange himself and the Raven King.
Awards & lists
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2007 — Best Collection (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2007 — Best Collection (nominee)
- ✦Mythopoeic Awards 2007 — Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories?
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories was written by Susanna Clarke and first published in 2006.
What genre is The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories?
It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction and Historical Fiction.
How long is The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories?
The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories?
Readers who like it often enjoy Circe, The Cricket on the Hearth and Stardust.
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