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01863aam a2200313Mi 4500 001 577708EEF4E911EBA186761358ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210804010022 008 200713s2020 ie a d 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1912417642 020 $a 9781912417643 035 $a (OCoLC)1244157059 040 $a NZAUC $b eng $e rda $c NZAUC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BXM $d OCLCO $d YDX $d UKMGB $d OCL $d IWA $d SILO 100 1 $a Sullivan, Deirdre, $e author. 245 10 $a Savage her reply / $c Deirdre Sullivan ; illustrated by Karen Vaughan. 264 1 $a Dublin : $b Little Island Books, $c 2020. 300 $a 249 pages, 7 unnumbered pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 520 $a A dark, feminist retelling of 'The Children of Lir' told in Sullivan's hypnotic prose. A retelling of the favourite Irish fairytale 'The Children of Lir'. AiÌfe marries Lir, a king with four children by his previous wife. Jealous of his affection for his children, the witch AiÌfe turns them into swans for 900 years. Retold through the voice of AiÌfe, Savage Her Reply is unsettling and dark, feminist and fierce, yet nuanced in its exploration of the guilt of a complex character. Voiced in Sullivan's trademark rich, lyrical prose as developed in Tangleweed and Brine - the multiple award-winner which established Sullivan as the queen of witchy YA. 650 0 $a Fairy tales $z Ireland $v Juvenile fiction. $v Juvenile fiction. 650 0 $a Folklore $z Ireland $v Juvenile fiction. 650 0 $a Kings and rulers $v Juvenile fiction. 650 0 $a Stepfamilies $v Juvenile fiction. 650 0 $a Witches $v Juvenile fiction. 700 1 $a Vaughan, Karen $c (Illustrator), $e illustrator. 700 1 $a MacGill-Callahan, Sheila. $t Children of Lir. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230302021319.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=577708EEF4E911EBA186761358ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search