Snow White and the Seven Signs of Ageing

Published: July 29, 2015, 2:05 a.m.

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Snow White is one of the darkest fairytales in the canon \\u2013 a story of witchcraft, cannibalism and murderous rage. It describes the fury of an ageing woman, who looks into her mirror to discover her beauty has been surpassed. Writer Cathy FitzGerald explores if there are more productive ways of dealing with ugly attitudes to ageing.

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