People who follow Joanne Harris on Twitter will have familarised themselves with some of the short stories form of how they start with the bees, which are beautifully depicted on the front cover. This in turn makes it a fabulous book to both read all at once (because it is pretty hard to resist) and to leisurely dip in and out of. Now imagine going into each one and finding stories that create the honeycomb, some are loosley interconnecting, others overarching, each one, unique and can be read as standalone, but together paint a bigger, wider picture. Imagine a honeycomb, with its hexagonal shapes, creating little pockets. Split beautifully into 2 books in 1 where land meets sea.

Joanne Harris has done exactly this, created fairytales that are gorgeously illustrated and with all the hallmarks of a fairytale, with adult themes. Reviewįairytales aren’t just for children, infact they were originally written for adults. Dark, gripping, and brilliantly imaginative, these magical tales will soon have you in their thrall. Harris and legendary artist Charles Vess in a collaboration that’s been years in the making. Full of dreams an nightmares, Honeycomb is an entrancing mosaic novel of original fairy tales from bestselling author Joanne M. The beauty of stories is that you never know where they will take you. Harris ( The Gospel of Loki, Chocolat), beautifully illustrated by the multiple award-winning Charles Vess ( Stardust, The Books of Earthsea). I thank Alex Layt at Orion Books and Joanne Harris for gifting me a copy of Honeycomb.Īn astonishing, richly interwoven story from #1 bestselling author Joanne M. They are full of betrayal, gifts, magic, love, beautiful illustrations and much more…ĭiscover more in the blurb and my review… Readers are in for a treat with this enthralling and enchanting book of 100 short stories by Joanne Harris. United States, whose interests or wants you serve.' M.L.To my absolute amazement and joy, I have been gifted Honeycomb. It is an understatement that I recommend you so highly to others, including of course those in the

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