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Oct 6, 1999 · 60,774 ratings3,909 reviews. 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 looks?
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Oct 6, 1999 · CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER. by Gregory Maguire ‧RELEASE DATE: Oct. 6, 1999. bookshelf. shop now. amazon. A revisionist view of Cinderella’s adoptive family dominates this brilliantly plotted fantasy from Maguire, a popular children’s book author whose first adult novel, Wicked (1995), offered a similar reimagining of the land of Oz.
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. by Gregory Maguire. 1. While versions of the Cinderella story go back at least a thousand years, most Americans are familiar with the tale of the glass slippers, the pumpkin coach, and the fairy godmother.
Oct 6, 1999 · Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. by Gregory Maguire. 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?
May 15, 2010 · Book Review: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. Synopsis: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister is author Gregory Maguire’s reworking of a children’s classic, Cinderella. But Maguire’s reinvention of the tale bears little resemblance to that or any other version. He asked — and answered — the questions that few, if any, thought to ask.
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister is a work of true beauty, phenomenal power and urgent relevance. It is compassionate, intelligent and thrilling. Despite its fairy-tale origins, it contains no overt fantasy, but it is nonetheless fantastic in every way. | February 2000
Sep 21, 2000 · 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.
