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Urban Fairytales is a collection of African American adult short stories. Inside of each story, you will either find characters with unique personality traits or characters in unique situations.
Readers will find mystical stories such as Erica's Tale. Meet a woman whose guidance I hope you'll never need. Be forewarned she leaves a lasting mark on all who cross her path!
Readers will find true love in the Nubian Princess Tale. Live through Wanda's journey of struggle deciding whether she will stay with her fiancee or give into her desire for the handsome stranger that has come into her life.
Readers will open the door to the Skeletons in the Closet. Discover the ties that bind three friends as they share each other's joys, sorrows and dreams for the future. You will identify with these kindred sisters and the life experiences that they share.
Reviews:
URBAN FAIRYTALES is a collection of thirteen captivating short stories that combine mystical powers, love, circumstance and mystery. Each story is tinged with a presence of voodoo - these mystical elements combined with the conversational tone of each story creates an interesting page-turning read.
In "Erica's Tale", Donna Fair introduces us to Esther, a patois-speaking island woman who is both revered and feared. Just in the power of her gaze, Esther has commanding abilities to cast a spell or cure an ailment. Esther is the proprietor of a store referred to as the House of Mediations. She has a powder, potion or spell for any circumstance and many of the short stories in URBAN FAIRYTALES intertwine Esther and the House of Mediations. "Dealing with the Hand You've Been Dealt" is a tale of a young teenage girl named Wendy who lives with her father Joe. Seemingly Joe and Wendy are coming out of a daze after the sudden loss of Vivian, Wendy's mother. Unbeknownst to Joe, he falls victim to Edwina, a gold-digging good-for-nothing woman. It seems that Edwina has invoked one of Esther's potions to wreak havoc in Joe and Wendy's life. When things turn out to be a matter of life and death, will Joe and Wendy be able to weather the storm?
All in all, these thirteen stories spin a unique tale, contain intriguing characters and offer the element of surprise. The author uses creative dialect that builds the conversational tone of the book and helps to shape the characters. At times, the characters in the stories are intertwined so even though this is a collection of short stories, the reader still receives a sense of overall connection throughout the book. If you're looking for a delightful book that veers from the beaten path, then look no further than Donna Fair's URBAN FAIRYTALES.
Reviewed by Nedine of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (June 13, 2006)
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