Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, a downtrodden young woman is rescued from a life of drudgery by her fairy godmother, whisked off to the Prince’s Bride Ball in an enchanted carriage and a pair of sparkling slippers.
Well, not quite.
Pure, sweet Cinderella? Her smiling fairy godmother? The wicked ugly stepsister? Happily ever after?
In Sarah Pinborough’s wicked retelling of the classic tale, nothing is quite as you remember it…
Sarah Pinborough is a critically acclaimed horror, thriller and YA author. She has written for New Tricks on the BBC and has an original horror film in development. Sarah was the 2014 winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Novella, and has three times been short-listed for Best Novel. She has also been short-listed for a World Fantasy Award. She lives in London.
Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, a downtrodden young woman is rescued from a life of drudgery by her fairy godmother, whisked off to the Prince’s Bride Ball in an enchanted carriage and a pair of sparkling slippers.
Well, not quite.
Pure, sweet Cinderella? Her smiling fairy godmother? The wicked ugly stepsister? Happily ever after?
In Sarah Pinborough’s wicked retelling of the classic tale, nothing is quite as you remember it…
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Sarah Pinborough is a critically acclaimed horror, thriller and YA author. She has written for New Tricks on the BBC and has an original horror film in development. Sarah was the 2014 winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Novella, and has three times been short-listed for Best Novel. She has also been short-listed for a World Fantasy Award. She lives in London.
