| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (12hr., 33 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Jenny Sterlin. |
| Summary |
Gregory Maguire, critically acclaimed author of Wicked, returns with his eagerly anticipated second novel. Using a dazzling reincarnation of the Cinderella story set in 17th century Holland, Maguire deftly weaves together stories of inner and outer beauty. Iris is a plain but intelligent young girl. Forced to flee England with her recently widowed mother, Margarethe, and her older sister, she finds herself swept into a life that becomes a legend. Arriving destitute, the family becomes employed in the home of a wealthy tulip merchant. Margarethe is hired as the housekeeper and Iris as a companion to the merchant's stunningly beautiful but troubled daughter. When the merchant's wife dies, Margarethe seizes the moment, and a wicked stepmother is born. Narrated with spirit and warmth by Jenny Sterlin, Gregory Maguire's vision of Cinderella is a sweeping story of love and deception, where a ball, a handsome prince and the betrayal of a daughter can lead to everyone living happily ever after. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Beauty, Personal -- Fiction.
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Stepsisters -- Fiction.
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Fairy tales -- Adaptations.
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Haarlem (Netherlands) -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Sterlin, Jenny, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781449869861 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1449869866 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13526564 |
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