danbydame 's review for:

Winter's Tales by Isak Dinesen
4.0

This was surprisingly satisfying. Considering it was written in the 40s, set mostly in the 19th century, and written in English by a Danish author, I found the stories pulled me in and the language sped me along.

These stories can best be described as fairy tales without the magical aspect. Really, Cinderella is a very interesting story without the fairy godmother, pumpkins and mice. And it turns out that Cinderella had better find a prince because a merely well-off upper middle class nouveau riche would not be able to keep her happy.

I definitely recommend to Sue T, Jessica (when she is looking for something more mainstream) and maybe Emma.