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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (Paperback)

by A.N. Roquelaure (Author)
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks; Slight Moisture Damage edition (1 Dec 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0452266564
  • ISBN-13: 978-0452266568
  • ASIN: 0708827438
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 11.9 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 234,989 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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* "One of the most wonderful, erotic, sensual books ever written" - Sting on INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. *"a literary odyssey into a world of forbidden lust...the same kind of skillful writing that brought respectability into the works of Henry Miller, Anais Nin and D.H. Lawrence" - UPI


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Step beyond the wall of your own imagination to the place where erotic enchantment lies...When Sleeping Beauty awakes at the Prince's kiss it is the beginning of our story, not the end. Once the prisoner of a spell, locked in the sleep of innocence - now she is the prisoner of sensual love, held fast by the magic of desire. Claimed by the Prince as the slave of his passions, Sleeping Beauty learns that tenderness and cruelty, pleasure and pain, longing and fulfilment are all one in the awesome kingdom of love. Beauty she is - but she is sleeping no more...
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Seductive, but also quite sick!, 27 Jan 2003
I had no idea of what I was reading, but the scenes described are so graphic and humiliating, all those interesting in SM will like it. The 'Prince' enforces a number of humiliating 'punishments' on Beauty to break her 'proudness'even though she has already been paraded naked for the villages they pass and made to travel about his palace on all fours, as other slaves are. (Mind you, all other slaves are Prince & Princesess from neighbouring areas!) The 'Queen' is also a nasty character too, and from what her 'favorite' slave says about her, she can be a very demanding Mistress to men.
Its a good read, and you wont put it down!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars erotica BDSM, 3 Nov 2002
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Who can say what Anne Rice's intention was when writing this book we can only look at the end result. In my opinion it encapsulates perfectly the descent of one person into a sexual life of submission. Yes the characters are dehumanized to a degree but that does not for me detract from the core theme of dominance and submission. This is after all fiction and I for one and perfectly willing to suspend disbelief to enjoy it.

If you are looking for a novel which deals with BDSM in a realistic setting this is not the book for you. However it is from start to finish a compelling and erotically charged novel which takes the reader on Beauty's journey with her.

On a passing note I am not sure I agree with the reviewer who states that women can never describe sex for men accurately. This novel deals largely with the feelings of the submissive men, not their dominant counterparts. I would think that submissive feelings are the same whether for a man or woman.

If you are looking for an erotically stimulating read and enjoy dominance and submission then I would recommend this book to you.I have also read the other two novels in the series and enjoyed them equally well. Anne Rice has managed to write a sequel without them simply being a tired replay of the original.

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars NO MORE fairytales for me!, 16 Jan 2002
By E. K. Mackay "stargazing4eva" (birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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This book has you enveloped in it from the moment you begin reading.

A brilliantly written erotic tale about a young princess, having awoken from her 100yr sleep, only to find herself now being taught how to please her prince as the 'slave of the century'

The book is full of erotic scenes and images, but all tastefully written and none that have you wishing you hadn't started reading! A must for those who want to explore the world of submission and certainly just a good read even if you don't.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Good for a giggle!
Having read the book I decided I should inform the weary buyer how this book is truly like.
First of all, if you have read Rice beforehand in her Vampire Chronicles, you... Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Gross!
That is the only way to describe it. I'm a fan of Anne Rice, and although I knew this wasn't her usual kind of book I decided to give it a go. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing!!!
I have been a fan of Anne Rice for years, first encountering her writing through the Vampire Chronicles. Read more
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This powerful book will shake the complacency of everyone who reads it.

If read as an allegory, it is a marvelous story about the subservient role all of us accept to... Read more

Published on 2 Sep 2001 by Theodore A. Rushton

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this book is a very good piece of female erotica, beautifully crafted and written as one would expect from anne rice. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A romantic view of a young slave learning to submit herself.
A must read for anyone who is intrigued by the fantastic world of submission and domination. One learns, along with Beauty, the nuances of the master/servant relationship.
Published on 28 Feb 2000

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