A dark, feminist retelling of The Children of Lir by the author of the multi-award-winning Tangleweed and Brine.âNo-one else writes like Deirdre Sullivan. She is lyrical, poetic and thoroughly intoxicating.â Juno Dawson, author of WonderlandâUnsettling, haunting, and darkly lyrical, Savage Her Reply is a beautiful thing.â Louise OâNeill, author of After The SilenceA retelling of the favourite Irish fairytale The Children of Lir. AÃfe marries Lir, a chieftain with four children by his previous wife. Jealous of his affection for his children, the witch AÃfe turns them into swans for 900 years.Retold through the voice of AÃfe, Savage Her Reply is unsettling and dark, feminist and fierce, yet nuanced in its exploration of the guilt of a complex character.A dark \u0026 witchy feminist retelling from the author of Tangleweed and Brine