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''Some Kind of Fairy Tale'' is a 2012 novel by the British author Graham Joyce. A work of speculative fiction, it won the British Fantasy Society's Fantasy Novel of the Year award (the Robert Holdstock Award) in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/11/announcing-the-2013-british-fantasy-awards )〕 Film rights to the novel have been sold and a potential movie is in the development stage. == Main characters == Tara Martin, a teenage girl who disappears for 20 years and subsequently returns to her family; Hiero, a stranger, supposedly from an alternative reality populated by fairies; Peter Martin, Tara's older brother; Richie Franklin, Tara's former lover; Dr. Underwood, Tara's psychiatrist; and Mrs. Larwood, an elderly woman who counsels Tara. Certain characters' names have significance to the plot. Tara's name acknowledges the story's linkage with Irish folkloric tales of fairy abduction; The Hill of Tara is the traditional seat of the High Kings of Ireland. Hiero's name is pronounced "yarrow," which is a flowering plant with healing properties and also the name of certain rural locations in England and Scotland, signifying the character's affinity with nature and the land. Yarrow is also the title of Yarrow a fantasy novel by Charles De Lint. Dr. Underwood's name combines "under-," signifying the unconscious mind, which he attempts to understand through psychiatric methods, and "-wood," representing Charnwood Forest, a supposed portal to the alternate reality of Hiero. Mrs. Larwood's name also contains "-wood," signifying her experience in Charnwood Forest. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Some Kind of Fairy Tale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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