{"product_id":"blood-stained-slippers-matt-nichols-9798232199463","title":"Blood-Stained Slippers: True Stories of Famine, Murder, and Folklore That Inspired Childhood Fables","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fairy tales we grew up with didn't float down from some dreamy kingdom. They were born out of hunger, desperation, political violence, and the very real people who had to survive those worlds. Blood-Stained Slippers pulls apart the polished versions and walks straight into the shadows behind Cinderella, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, and more-revealing the messy, human truth that shaped them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravel into famine-scarred forests where abandoned children were a grim reality. Step into court corridors where poisoning was a quiet language of power. Meet miners, stepdaughters, soldiers, widows, and outcasts whose stories fused into the tales we think we know. Each chapter blends cinematic storytelling with historically verified research, showing how superstition, fear, and social pressure carved these legends into the cultural bedrock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a retelling. It's an unmasking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of dark folklore, conspiracy-curious learners, and readers who want history with teeth-not textbook dust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798232199463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d","brand":"Matt Nichols","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014377124095,"sku":"9798232199463","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_331c10f4-2f38-4232-a8c6-e94b353ffd2e.jpg?v=1767748089","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-stained-slippers-matt-nichols-9798232199463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}