by Elizabeth Hopkinson · 2024
ISBN: 180042292X 9781800422926
Category: Fiction / Short Stories (single author)
Page count: 144
<p>A trans monk. A mermaid saint. A headless healer. A werewolf refugee.</p><p></p><p>Asexual Fairy Tales author Elizabeth Hopkinson lends her numinous storytelling voice to lesser-known saints from Celtic lands in the age of Patrick, Columba and Cuthbert - alongside some of their influencers and inheritors. </p><p></p><p>From Brigid the Time Traveller to Cædmon the Socially Anxious, from Brendan the Respecter of First Nations to the Black Madonna of Montevergine who protects same-sex couples and traditional third genders, this collection of tales from the past has much to teach us about diversity and inclusion today.</p><p></p>