Book description
We have all heard the story of Cinderella, the beautiful child cast out to slave amongst 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 looks?
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1 author picked Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
History is written by the winners, they say. Well, I want to hear from the losers!
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister was the first book I ever read that showed me the “bad guys” in the stories we grew up with are not always so bad. They have their own side of the story to tell. I immediately fell in love with this book.
It took the timeless Cinderella trope and turned it completely upside down. I no longer trusted any of the familiar stories I’d been told all my life.
From Nicholas' list on modern myths, folktales, and parables with funny or irreverent twists.
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