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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A beloved wife is unaccountably transformed into a fox in this modern folktale. Humor, fantasy, allegory, and realism combine in a portrait of a husband's devotion and a woman's struggle to maintain her humanity.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A husband and wife venture outdoors for a walk in the Oxfordshire woodlands when the woman is suddenly, unaccountably, and irrevocably transformed into a fox. This simply told modern folktale offers a moving portrait of a man's devotion and a woman's struggle to maintain her humanity. Written in 1922 by a member of the Bloomsbury group, the tale features a strange but memorable combination of humor, fantasy, allegory, and realism in addition to enchanting woodcut illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>David Garnett (1892-1981) was a prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group. He is best known as the author of <i>Aspects of Love, </i> the basis for Andrew Lloyd Webber's international hit musical of the same name.

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