Briar Rose and other fairy tales darkly revisited Alyxandra Harvey Think you know classic fairy tales of yore? You're about to encounter some unexpectedly dark and intriguing passages revealed by Alyxandra Harvey, the bestselling author of Haunting Violet, Stolen Away and hugely popular vampire novels The Drake Chronicles. Briar Rose, a collection of superbly crafted epic poem-short stories, revisits familiar tales from antiquity to open up new mystical realms of strange, unsettling possibilities and surprises. One thing is for certain - you'll never, ever look at classic fairy tales the same way again... (from the review by Michael B Davie, author, Poetry for the Insane: The Full Mental)

About the Author Alyxandra Harvey lives in an old Victorian stone house with her husband, dogs, and a few friendly ghosts. She loves medieval dresses, used to be able to recite all of The Lady of Shalott by Tennyson, and has been accused, more than once, of being born in the wrong century. She believes this to be mostly true, except for the fact that she really likes running water, women's rights, and ice cream. She also likes cinnamon lattes, tattoos and books. Audience: The bestselling author's legions of fans that eagerly buy all her outstanding titles!