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Ladataan... Beauty's sisterTekijä: James Bradley
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Beauty's Sister by James Bradley is a Penguin Special, an e-book developed for commuters to read on a long trip or readers to enjoy in one evening. Beauty's Sister is a re-telling of the well-known fairytale Rapunzel. Fairytales have been popular for the last couple of years, however this tale is told from the point of view of Rapunzel's lesser known sister, Juniper. There is a witch and a tower in this tale of jealousy and relationships, and Beauty's Sister is a very quick and easy read. I'd love to have seen James Bradley write this as a full-length novel, but as a Penguin Special it's tantalisingly compact and entertaining. (For another fabulous Australian re-telling of Rapunzel, you must check out Bitter Greens by author: Kate Forsyth; one of my absolute favourite reads of 2012). näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Juniper, living deep in the forest with her parents, is stunned to discover that the beautiful girl living isolated in a nearby tower is her sister. When the two girls meet, what begins as a fascination and a friendship ultimately develops into something truly sinister. A story of jealousy, passion and power, Beauty's Sister is a dark and gripping reimagining of one of our oldest tales, Rapunzel, from acclaimed novelist James Bradley. 'Offered what I have longed for from other recent pop culture forays into fairytale extension. Utilising fable tropes such as sibling rivalry, childhood misadventure and sorcery, Beauty's Sister took me into its world.' -Killings, the Kill Your Darlings blog Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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As the years pass and the two girls grow into young women, Juniper develops an allure of her own. Smitten with the local worthy's son, Will, she seeks to impress him by taking him to see her sister in the tower - an act which will have consequences she should have been able to imagine. Bradley's story is a clever reworking of a very familiar story from an unfamiliar angle, introducing a protagonist whose wit and talent and independence form a stark contrast to the pretty, unpractised damsel in the tower. It's a story of mistakes and new beginnings, sorrows and second chances: beautifully written, with an elegance that belies its size. I'd certainly like to read more Bradley. I have a vague notion that I may once have read his Resurrectionist, but it was so long ago that I'd probably better have another shot at it. ( )