Snow White and Rose Red

Not all fairy tales are set in once upon a time. Welcome . . . to a magical Elizabethan England.

“Romantic and charming . . . In putting her twist on the classic tale, Wrede uses language appropriate to the period and nicely evokes both medieval England and a magic land.”—Publishers Weekly

The Queen of Faerie has two half-mortal sons. Hugh is content to stay in Faerie, but John feels compelled to roam mortal lands, returning home to visit between Hallowe’en and May Eve. Then, because the beau...