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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Hardcover)

by Gregory Maguire (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (Nov 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0060392827
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060392826
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 4.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,056,825 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A retelling of the classic fairy tale of Cinderella, told from the point of view of one of the ugly stepsisters, turns the entire legend around in a thoughtful look at what it means to be beautiful.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant re-working of the Cinderella story, 26 May 2002
This review is from: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Paperback)
You will fall in love with plain Iris as she lives her life in the shadow of the beautiful, troubled and petulant Clara. The book explores the nature of beauty and love, painting and the early tulip trade in Holland. Full of twists and surprises. Don't miss it.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars an interseting take on an old story, 4 April 2006
This review is from: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Paperback)
i actually wanted to read this book because i'd seen the film adaptation and i was interested i where the idea had come from. the film itself while intinsically the same varies in a few ways, so dont assume you can skip the book and watch the film. But i'd advise you not to skip the book as it is beautifully written and a joy to read. it's a real page turner of a book. i loved it because i just love that whole reinventing a fairytale concept.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful re-telling , 20 May 2008
By Deborah (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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During an enforced 3-hour stopover at Los Angeles airport I found this and couldn't resist the cover or the blurb. I haven't read/seen any of his books, so had nothing with which to compare this, and I loved it. It runs alongside Cinderella in a non-parallel line which every now and again curves in to touch the fairy story and remind us of the original, but at the same time keeps very much to its own path. The setting of 17th-century Holland is evocative and atmospheric, including the use of art and the tulip-trade, the machinations of the desperate Margarethe are terrible and at the same time understandable, and Iris is - well, she's lovely. There are comments in some reviews that there is no magic in this book and strictly speaking that's true, but there is definitely more than a hint of something other-worldly and dangerous that lurks in the background and pervades the atmosphere of this book.

The illustrations are lovely - I hope they have been kept in the hardback edition.
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