The Newbery Medal–winning author’s charming retelling of the classic fairy tale weaves a tangled story of sorcery, loyalty, and love that is sure to cast a spell on readers.
She tends the plant until it blossoms with the most beautiful flowers the sisters have ever seen-roses.Īdmiring the roses, an old woman tells Beauty, “Roses are for love.” And she speaks of a sorcerers’ battle many years ago that left a beast in an enchanted palace, and a curse concerning a family of three sisters. Almost twenty years separated the first and second books, and in the afterword to Rose Daughter McKinley said she had had no intention of writing about Beauty. The youngest daughter, Beauty, is fascinated by the thorny stems of a mysterious plant that overwhelms their neglected cottage. When his business failed, he moved his daughters to the countryside. Once upon a time, a wealthy merchant had three daughters.
McKinleys original retelling of the fairy tale, Beauty. Award-winning author Robin McKinley tells an enthralling story of magic, love, and redemption, based on the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. The ending is different because the Beast stays a beast he is not magically transformed into a man. : Rose Daughter (9780441005833) by McKinley, Robin and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great.
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