Little Beast by Julie Demers is a fairy tale with a twist. Set in 1944, in a small village in rural Quebec which is bordered by a vast mountain and a raging river, live a mother, a father and an eleven-year-old daughter. One day, the daughter begins to develop a full beard, the shock of which… Continue reading The beast is beautiful: Little Beast by Julie Demers (transl. by Rhonda Mullins) (Coach House Books, 22nd May 2018)