An imaginative, atmospheric reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, Spellbound foregoes the princess' enchanted sleep and the handsome prince coming to her rescue, focusing instead on three women who together must come up with a dark and devious plan to survive.
Discover the atmospheric, feminist fairy tale retelling that asks, What if Beauty never went to sleep?
"They had not known there would be so much magic."
In a remote castle perched atop a windswept island, a long-awaited royal heir is born. In accordance with ancient custom, a blessing ceremony takes place to bestow the princess with magical gifts – along with a terrible curse.
Except this is not the love story you may think you know. There is no enchanted sleep for the princess, and no handsome prince to save the day. Just three women, who together concoct a desperate plan of misdirect that changes the course of all their lives.
But dark magic cannot be tricked, and as the end of the curse edges closer, Violanna, Meredyth and Sel each has a choice to make. They can wait to find out if the worst will happen, or they can turn to face the coming storm.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 2928377311742
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 750 g
Dimensions: 240 x 156 x 40 mm
This book gave me the most utterly delightful feelings of nostalgia. When I was poorly and off school as a child, I’d curl up on the sofa drinking lots of soup and watching Sleeping Beauty, Spellbound really... More
As a massive fairy tale re-telling fan I was so excited to read this book and it did not disappoint. I loved it!!! I was gripped from the first chapter and could not put it down. What I loved most about this book was... More
I LOVE retellings, and Sleeping Beauty was my favourite story as a child. And this. DID. NOT. DISAPPOINT. I really, really enjoyed this.
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