The Falsehood

This reimagined and retelling of an alternate version of the story of Little Red Riding hood is much deeper and darker than the original tale itself. It begins with a confession from 115 year old Granny Scarlett to her recently engaged great grand daughter Natalie about the truth behind Little Red's story. Little Red's story is actually their family story that the real truth has been hijacked from. Granny has kept this secret since she was twelve years when her father was killed by a woodsman as he was shifting from man form to wolf form. As Granny explains her people the 'shifters' and other local forest folk lived separately but in harmony for many, many years until certain unscrupulous men started spreading lies and rumors about the show more shifters and how they were evil and dangerous.

It is actually quite political and moralistic. The listener/reader is confronted with the honest truth of little Reds story where good people turned their backs on their neighbors and by saying nothing let them be persecuted. It's brings to my mind WWII and persecution of the Jews, and the modern day instances of I.C.E. and how people have looked the other way when people are driven or stolen from their homes and neighborhoods. The fairy tale was originally meant to be a cautionary tale for children to not stray far from home and listen to their parents, but in this alternate retelling it becomes so much more. I really, really enjoyed this book. The narrators voice and southern Missouri drawl was perfect and the story has definitely given me some serious food for thought. Lots going on here on so many levels. Highly Recommended. 5 stars. show less