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Mystical Mama Inez presides over a gathering of storytellers invited to re-balance the world on its axis by sharing their tales. Essentially a short-story collection within the frame of a novel, this lyrical, thought-provoking debut adapts fairy- and folktales, presenting each with an inspired twist or new perspective: Cinderella's footman, for example, laments his transformation from lizard to man.