Hansel & Gretel
Novels:
The
Godmother by Elizabeth
Ann Scarborough, Ace Books, 1994- Frustrated Seattle social worker
Rose Samson idly wishes for a "fairy godmother" for the whole city.
Suddenly Felicity Fortune enters her life, claiming to be just that. While
skeptical, Rose allows Felicity to accompany her as she tries to resolve difficult
cases, cases that suddenly seem to resemble fairy tales such as Hansel &
Gretel (two abandoned children), Cinderella (a young lady with two evil stepsisters),
Bluebeard (a child molester), Snow White (a missing girl), and Puss in Boots
(a homeless teen). Followed by two sequels, The
Godmother's Apprentice, and The
Godmother's Web.
The
Magic Circle by Donna
Jo Napoli, Puffin, 1995- This is the tale as told from the witch's
point of view. Ugly One begins as a healer, a dangerous profession that requires
banishing demons from the sick. One day, she is tricked and becomes possessed
by the demons she used to banish. She flees into the forest and manages to
resist the evil voices in her head...until the day that Hansel and Gretel
come knocking at her door.
"The
Tale of the Cottage" in Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
by Emma Donoghue,
HarperTrophy, 1999- In this volume's ninth tale Hansel is the one with evil
intentions towards the witch.
"The
Woodcutter's Wife" in Truly Grim Tales by Priscilla
Galloway, Laureleaf, 1998- Hansel and Gretel's
stepmother and the evil witch of the gingerbread cottage are one and the same.
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