Grimm's Last Fairytale

A feverish fairytale holds a shattered mirror to the lives of the Brothers Grimm in this fantasical novel.

The fairytale of Sleeping Beauty as we know it is only half the story. Throughout this novel, passages of Jacob Grimm's last fairytale tempt us to delve deeper into the world of dark forests and even darker politics which surrounded the writing of the Grimms' Tales for the Young and Old.

This compelling historical novel recreates the life story of literature's most famous brothers. It is a history that could almost be a fairytale itself with its fabulous changes of fortune, tests of duty and honor, lost loves and twisted family relationships. As Grimm's niece Auguste attempts to learn an old family secret, classic fairytales are retold, memories are relived, and the magical and mysterious German woods forever haunt in the background.

About the Author:
Since graduating from New College, Oxford, in 1976 Haydn Middleton has taught and lectured in history. He is also the author of six acclaimed novels. He lives in Oxford, England, with his two children.