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- ISBN
- 9780060987527
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060987529
ISBN-13
9780060987527
eBay Product ID (ePID)
784343
Product Key Features
Book Title
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister : a Novel
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Topic
General
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Reprint
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-059085
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Is this new land a place where magics really happen From Gregory Maguire, the acclaimed author of Wicked, comes his much-anticipated second novel, a brilliant and provocative retelling of the timeless Cinderella tale. In the lives of children, pumpkins can turn into coaches, mice and rats into human beings.... When we grow up, we learn that it's far more common for human beings to turn into rats.... We all have heard the story of Cinderella, the beautiful child cast out to slave among the ashes. But what of her stepsisters, the homely pair exiled into ignominy by the fame of their lovely sibling What fate befell those untouched by beauty . . . and what curses accompanied Cinderella's exquisite looks Extreme beauty is an affliction Set against the rich backdrop of seventeenth-century Holland, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister tells the story of Iris, an unlikely heroine who finds herself swept from the lowly streets of Haarlem to a strange world of wealth, artifice, and ambition. Iris's path quickly becomes intertwined with that of Clara, the mysterious and unnaturally beautiful girl destined to become her sister. Clara was the prettiest child, but was her life the prettiest tale While Clara retreats to the cinders of the family hearth, burning all memories of her past, Iris seeks out the shadowy secrets of her new household-and the treacherous truth of her former life. God and Satan snarling at each other like dogs.... Imps and fairy godmotbers trying to undo each other's work. How we try to pin the world between opposite extremes! Far more than a mere fairy-tale, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister is a novel of beauty and betrayal, illusion and understanding, reminding us that deception can be unearthed-and love unveiled-in the most unexpected of places., "[An] engrossing story...endearing and memorable." -Boston Herald "[An] arresting hybrid of mystery, fairy tale, and historical novel." -Detroit Free Press "A tale so movingly told that you will say at the end of the first reading, 'It's been a long time since I've read a book this good.'" -Nashville Tennessean Gregory Maguire proves himself to be "one of contemporary fiction's most assured myth-makers" (Kirkus Reviews) with Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, his ingenious and provocative retelling of the timeless Cinderella fairy tale. Perhaps best known for his dark and breathtaking Oz series The Wicked Years-including the novel Wicked, which inspired the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical-Maguire is a master at upending the ordinary to help us see the familiar in a brilliant new light., "[An] engrossing story...endearing and memorable." --Boston Herald "[An] arresting hybrid of mystery, fairy tale, and historical novel." --Detroit Free Press "A tale so movingly told that you will say at the end of the first reading, 'It's been a long time since I've read a book this good.'" --Nashville Tennessean Gregory Maguire proves himself to be "one of contemporary fiction's most assured myth-makers" (Kirkus Reviews) with Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, his ingenious and provocative retelling of the timeless Cinderella fairy tale. Perhaps best known for his dark and breathtaking Oz series The Wicked Years--including the novel Wicked, which inspired the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical--Maguire is a master at upending the ordinary to help us see the familiar in a brilliant new light., An] engrossing story...endearing and memorable. Boston Herald An] arresting hybrid of mystery, fairy tale, and historical novel. Detroit Free Press A tale so movingly told that you will say at the end of the first reading, It s been a long time since I ve read a book this good. Nashville Tennessean Gregory Maguire proves himself to be one of contemporary fiction s most assured myth-makers ( Kirkus Reviews ) with Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, his ingenious and provocative retelling of the timeless Cinderella fairy tale. Perhaps best known for his dark and breathtaking Oz series The Wicked Years including the novel Wicked, which inspired the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Maguire is a master at upending the ordinary to help us see the familiar in a brilliant new light. ", "[An] engrossing story...endearing and memorable." -- Boston Herald "[An] arresting hybrid of mystery, fairy tale, and historical novel." -- Detroit Free Press "A tale so movingly told that you will say at the end of the first reading, 'It's been a long time since I've read a book this good.'" -- Nashville Tennessean Gregory Maguire proves himself to be "one of contemporary fiction's most assured myth-makers" ( Kirkus Reviews ) with Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, his ingenious and provocative retelling of the timeless Cinderella fairy tale. Perhaps best known for his dark and breathtaking Oz series The Wicked Years--including the novel Wicked, which inspired the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical--Maguire is a master at upending the ordinary to help us see the familiar in a brilliant new light.
LC Classification Number
PS3563.A3535C66
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- r***r (1857)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseFun book. A real page turner
- t***i (160)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseA+
- e***v (25)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseReally fast shipping! The quality was better than stated too! It said good but really was gently used. A very nice value for what I paid and great packaging to protect it.