About the book: 2020 / Twenty old and new stories about a curse that can overtake anyone. The curse takes the most unexpected forms - a spindle prick, a poisoned apple, a spy ring, red shoes... Everyone will get something of their own. In every magical and instructive story, a black heart beats. Its soft knocking reminds us that evil is very close and helps us not to stray from the straight path. Unless, of course, we want to stay there. Because sometimes a curse becomes a gift…