"Contemporary fairy tales, cushioned by goofy humor and a deep tenderness for her characters, that aren't always as dark or as sinister as they initially appear." --The New York Times Book Review
Aimee Bender's
Willful Creatures conjures a fantastical world in which authentic love blooms. This is a place where a boy with keys for fingers is a hero, a woman's children are potatoes, and a little boy with an iron for a head is born to a family of pumpkin heads. With her singular mix of surrealism, musical prose, and keenly felt emotion, Bender once again proves herself to be a masterful chronicler of the human condition.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 08/08/2006
ISBN: 9780385720977
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d
Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 09/15/2006 pg. 80
New York Times 09/24/2006 pg. 28