A short, very sweet story for younger readers about a princess given "ordinariness" by a fairy godmother. I liked most that Amy is never taken aback, and always is quick to deal with situations, with considerable good cheer.
3 Things about Death in Kashmir:(1) beautiful opening chapter! wonderfully suspenseful and eerie. a moonlit place in a foreign land full of empty spaces. briskly evocative of an off-kilter period, a time and place that is fading away and being changed into something new.(2) that time and place is 19...
This book probably rates more than 2 stars but it really dragged for me - and I happen to like long epic stories! I loved the setting. The description of the people and period in India and Afghanistan was fascinating; the rambling soap opera that was Ash’s life, not so much. It just didn't hold my i...
This book probably rates more than 2 stars but it really dragged for me - and I happen to like long epic stories! I loved the setting. The description of the people and period in India and Afghanistan was fascinating; the rambling soap opera that was Ash’s life, not so much. It just didn't hold my i...
The biggest thing that stood out to me was in the beginning: "True, the splendid jewels and brocades of the kings and princes and barons were quite out of place on her homely little person, but the fairy gifts had been very useful, for though she was ordinary, she possessed health, wit, courage, cha...
very very very very simple plot. But I like the way it makes fun of other fairy tales, trying so desperately to say that it's different (but I still highly doubt that). The ending is pretty nice, I'm content with the fact that Amy remains ordinary in appearance like that. That's how a good message i...
This was my first M.M. Kaye book, and I found it a bit dry. There was humor, drama, mystery, romance, and thrills - of a sort. But IMO, the book dragged... too many red-herrings and too much description. And the mystery, itself, was unclear. Are we trying to catch the murderer? Figure out the messag...
WANTED: One little princess, preferably the youngest of seven. Should have no blue eyes and no golden hair. Should love the woods more than her clothes. In other words, should be 'ordinary'. In her foreword to The Ordinary Princess M M Kaye says she was inspired to write this story after re-reading ...
In the vein of Ella Enchanted, this cute and cleverly written children's book subverts the traditional fairytale while still providing a heartwarming happy ending. There are also some very charming illustrations.
Epic and sweeping. Third visit to those pavilions and this time it's via BBC:http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00y21xf/Womans_Hour_Drama_Far_Pavilions_Episode_1/M M Kaye's epic of love and war, dramatised by Rukhsana Ahmad. Following the 1857 Mutiny, Ashton, a young English orphan, is disguised ...
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