I was charmed by this retelling of the Snow White story. It flips genders, casting the man into the role of persecuted 'fairest child,' and the woman as the outsider who stumbles across him. This novella adds a layer of faerie lore, which will be appreciated by fans of all things fey, without disturbing the original tale. The author slipped in a reference or two to the Disney version, which made me smile. The prose style is simple and graceful, and there were just enough plot twists to keep me up past my bedtime. All right, way past my bedtime, because I had to finish it.