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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister : A Novel by Gregory Maguire (2000, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060987529
ISBN-139780060987527
eBay Product ID (ePID)784343
Product Key Features
Book TitleConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister : a Novel
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicGeneral
FeaturesReprint
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorGregory Maguire
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.7 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-059085
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisIs 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., We have all 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 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., 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 NumberPS3563.A3535C66
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- 06 Apr, 2016
great book
woman exile from from London returns back to Netherlands near Amsterdam" she brings 2 daughter's there father killed in England . She arrives safe but penniless and hungry arriving at grandfathers house to find he has died she must now find work and shelter as they haven't eat for 3 days after some street hawking for various work skills she finally finds an old artist in need of some help for whitch he pays food and the use of his shed for shelter she accepts but soon finds work after her plain but smart daughter is accepted as house help for wealthy family . Said wealthy family eventually takes the 3 exiles as house maids and cooks so mother and the 2 daughters all live at a fine house and are better off . One daughter is overweight and dumb (canr speak right) the wealthy family has a young daughter rumored to be a changeling " but is just chronically shy of society . The plain daughter is hired to help clair learn English . they all become friends but each different . Eventually the lady dies in childbirth and the housekeeper marries him . All seems well for a while then a bad speculation on dutch tulip marker bankrupts the Head of house he is divested and socially inept afterwards. It is up to mom to save the whole of them with her guidance some close finagleing and solicious chicainery they survive with there house and return to wealth but not untill the 3 girls have an engrossing daitante at a ball with royal relitives and a young prince who finds that clair (stepdaughter to 2 other girls) is very bueatiful he is smitten albeit the family is accused of murder and indebtedness . They Escape bye some fancy ways and the prince even has ther evil enemy defeated (creditor).. Tharesa lot more like goals and kidnapping plots a great set of slippers that mom bought befor bankruptcy but loaned to clair who wore them tnd thank god it was alright even with there troubles .. a must read .. get itVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Jul, 2022
Great find
Good value to read several storiesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Jul, 2018
Boring
Couldn’t read more than a few chaptersVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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