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Stepsister

By: Jennifer Donnelly
Narrated by: Helen Duff
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A stunning and shocking retelling of the Cinderella fairytale from a Carnegie Medal novelist

'In an ancient city by the sea, three sisters - a maiden, a mother, and a crone - are drawing maps by candlelight. Sombre, with piercing grey eyes, they are the three Fates, and every map is a human life . . .'

Stepsister takes up where Cinderella's tale ends. We meet Isabelle, the younger of Cinderella's two stepsisters. Ella is considered beautiful; stepsister Isabelle is not. Isabelle is fearless, brave, and strong-willed. She fences better than any boy, and takes her stallion over jumps that grown men fear to attempt. It doesn't matter, though; these qualities are not valued in a girl. Others have determined what is beautiful, and Isabelle does not fit their definition. Isabelle must face down the demons that drove her cruel treatment of Ella, challenge her own fate and maybe even redefine the very notion of beauty . . .

Cinderella is about a girl who was bullied; Stepsister is about the bully. We all root for the victims, we want to see them triumph. But what about the bullies? Is there hope for them? Can a mean girl change? Can she find her own happily ever after?

In Autumn 2020, Jennifer Donnelly will be giving another classic fairy tale, Snow White, a feminist makeover in her new book Poisoned. Coming of Age Dark Fantasy Epic Fantasy Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Magic Science Fiction & Fantasy Fiction
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I hope this ushers in a new wave of more understanding and stronger girls hooked on classic stories from disney. I love this story underneath the one known so well

absolutely brilliant

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Loved this. The narrator was amazing and the story was brilliant, overall a great listen.

Highly Recommended

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I enjoyed listening to this story on Audible. The narration was good and easy going. I loved the "how it all began" with all it's gritty details story, as opposed to the "and it was all Happy Ever After" ending.
I found the build up and back story to the step sisters really interesting and gave me clarity to the Cinderella classic. If anything it left me feeling sorry for the stepsisters and having a clearer understanding of them. I still disliked the stepmother intensely. After hearing this it has made me want to hear other "Altered Tales" by this Author..

A New take on a Classic Fairytale

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Really really really really really really really really really really really amazing and it just blew me away with every single asset ❤️

AMAZING

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A new twist on an old classic. The story of Cinderella's stepsister. Enjoyed the twist a lot.

Enjoyable

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