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Spindle's End - Robin McKinley
Spindle's End
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The evil fairy Pernicia has set a curse on Princess Briar-Rose: she is fated to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into an endless, poisoned sleep. Katriona, a young fairy, kidnaps the princess in order to save her; she and her aunt raise the child in their small... show more
The evil fairy Pernicia has set a curse on Princess Briar-Rose: she is fated to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into an endless, poisoned sleep. Katriona, a young fairy, kidnaps the princess in order to save her; she and her aunt raise the child in their small village, where no one knows her true identity. But Pernicia is looking for her, intent on revenge for a defeat four hundred years old. Robin McKinley's masterful version of Sleeping Beauty is, like all of her work, a remarkable literary feat.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780698119505 (0698119509)
ASIN: 698119509
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Series: Folktales (#3)
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mollysmommyreads
mollysmommyreads rated it
5.0 Spindle's End
Robin McKinley is probably my favorite author of full length fairy tale retellings.
Booknut 101's Bookworm Haven
Booknut 101's Bookworm Haven rated it
4.0
Remember that great, big, volume of fairytales that lies forlornly at the top of your bookshelf, gathering dust? Well it’s time to dust off the cobwebs, as Robin McKinley’s novel Spindle’s End re-nurtures your love for the classics.Spindle’s End is a beautifully written re-telling of Sleeping Beauty...
The Cheap Reader
The Cheap Reader rated it
3.0 Spindle's End
I’m not too familiar with the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. I saw the Disney movie once as a kid and I’m familiar with the general idea of the story. Since I don’t know the fairy tale as well as other fairy tales I can’t say how good of a retelling this book is.I liked the writing. Everything had love...
e_bookpushers
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Review originally posted at: http://thebookpushers.com/2012/04/09/fantasy-celebration-review-spindles-end-by-robin-mckinley/Publisher: Ace BooksPublish Date: 2000How I got this book: PurchasedAll the creatures of forest, field and riverbank knew the baby was special. She was the princess Briar-Rose,...
Coffee, Ginger & White
Coffee, Ginger & White rated it
1.0
The worst book I've ever read. I'd stay away from it if I were you.
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