The Wonderful Stag, or the Courtship of Red Elsie

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English language

Published Sept. 7, 2021 by Tom Doherty Associates.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-81087-8
ISFDB ID:: 2997600

(1 review)

In a fairy tale equal parts gorgeous and gruesome, village couples seek approval for marriage from a stag with golden rings adorning its horns. That is until one suitor, determined to convince a woman to fall in love with him, makes a rash decision.

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Soh Kam Yung reviewed The Wonderful Stag, or the Courtship of Red Elsie by Kathleen Jennings

A fairy tale story with a mix of jealousy and horror.

3 stars

A short, evocative fairy tale with horror elements about a stag who gives rings to those whose marriage it approves of. But one man desperately want to wed one particular woman, but is thwarted, for the stag eludes him. Until one day, he hatches a terrible plan to get a ring, whose outcome would lead to a horrifying punishment.