Banshee

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You don't need to be familiar with the original Irish fairy tales to be ensnared by this anthology of their re-jigged versions, though once you race through them, you'll crave to know the backstories of these resilient and strong women * Irish Independent * The editor's passion for Irish folklore and mythology is the magic ingredient in this enthralling short story anthology . . . a must, not just for lovers of Irish folklore * Irish Times * A dazzling modern mythology of our oldest stories, richly imagined by the very best of Irish writers * DOIREANN NI GHRIOFA, author of A Ghost in the Throat * Dark, lyrical and exhilarating, these stories feel both timeless and urgently modern * LOUISE O'NEILL, author of Idol * Whether set in an ancient past or the present day, all these brilliantly innovative reimaginings of Irish myths crackle with real magic * ANNA CAREY, author of This is Not the Jess Show * A mystical, magical, empowering modern re-imagining of the Irish goddesses, I LOVED these superb stories * PATRICIA SCANLAN, author of City Girls Forever * The stories in Banshee are traditional, timeless - and now even more timely * Financial Times * Bold, beautiful and bleak, these powerful reimaginings of ancient Irish myths and old folktales put women at the centre of stories that focused on male protagonists * Daily Mail * Ailbhe Malone brings together some excellent female writers and charges them with taking the ancient myths of Celtic Ireland and placing them in a context that shows the original female characters in a different perspective * Buzz Magazine *