{"product_id":"from-the-forest-isbn-9781619021914","title":"From the Forest","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn insightful, beautifully written study of how nature has influenced popular fairy tales like \u003ci\u003eRapunzel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Red Riding Hood\u003c\/i\u003e—pairing 12 modern retellings with detailed histories of Northern European forests.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Fairy tales are one of our earliest cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes. Both evoke similar sensations: At times, they are beautiful and magical, at others—spooky and sometimes horrifying. Maitland argues that the terrain of these fairy tales are intimately connected to the mysterious secrets and silences, gifts, and perils.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With each chapter focusing on a different story and a different forest visit, Maitland offers a complex history of forests and how they shape the themes of fairy tales we know best. She offers a unique analysis of famous stories including \u003ci\u003eRapunzel, Hansel and Gretal, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Rumplestiltskin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e. Maitland uses fairy tales to explore how nature itself informs our imagination, and she guides the reader on a series of walks through northern Europe’s best forests to explore both the ecological history of forests and the roots of fairy tales. In addition to the twelve modern retellings of these traditional fairy tales, she includes beautiful landscape photographs taken by her son as he joined her on these long walks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beautifully written and impeccably researched, Maitland has infused new life into tales we’ve always thought we've known.“In this lovely, inventive book, Maitland pursues the psychic juncture between forests and fairy tales…the author's research is diligent, her analytical skills sharp, and her prose lean and compelling…The argument she makes for a connection between the woods and the fairy tale is a convincing one and so finely constructed that this odd marriage between fiction and essay proves successful and thought–provoking.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Maitland\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in London and South West Scotland. Maitland is the author of several books including the Counterpoint Press title, Book of Silence and Daughter of Jerusalem, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award in 1978. She studied English at Oxford University. She currently lives in Newton Stewart, UK.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304989905125,"sku":"NP9781619021914","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781619021914.jpg?v=1767727751","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/from-the-forest-isbn-9781619021914","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}