Description
FIVE FAIRYTALES. NINE KINGDOMS. ONE PRINCE.
'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW
'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE
'Loads of fun... Exposes the patriarchal, oppressive fairytale world order which we take for granted in the old yarns' THE INDEPENDENT
What if everything you thought you knew about the Grimms' fairytales was wrong?
Imagine a castle lost to history, a brave prince, a beautiful princess, and a curse waiting to be broken...
Welcome to the story of Sleeping Beauty, retold as it always should have been.
Beauty is the second instalment in the Tales from the Kingdoms series by the internationally bestselling creator of Netflix smash-hit Behind Her Eyes - unmissable for fans of A Dowry of Blood by ST Gibson, Belladonna by Adalyn Grace, and Gallant by V. E. Schwab.
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Step into the Tales from the Kingdoms series:
Book 1: MAGIC
Book 2: BEAUTY
Book 3: POISON
Book 4: CHARM
Book 5: BLOOD
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PRAISE FOR SARAH PINBOROUGH:
'Bloody brilliant' STEPHEN KING
'An absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN
'A twisted genius' LISA JEWELL
'Queen of WTF' RUTH WARE
'An absolute must-read' JOE HILL
'A dark, electrifying page-turner' HARLAN COBEN
'The queen of twisty reads' HARRIET TYCE
'Everyone will be talking about this book' STYLIST
'Expertly plotted' SUNDAY TIMES
'One of the best endings to a book' PRIMA
'The very definition of a page-turner' SUN
About the Author
Sarah Pinborough lives in Milton Keynes where she works as a full time, award-winning, writer and script-writer. Her published work, almost all of which is optioned for TV or film adaptation, includes the stunning novella The Language of Dying, THE DOG FACED GODS series, THE HIDDEN KINGDOM series, THE NOWHERE CHRONICLES (as Sarah Silverwood) and two standalone novels: The Death House and 13 Minutes.
For more information visit www.sarahpinborough.com, or follow @SarahPinborough on twitter.
Reviews
Anyone with any interest in fairy tale and myth will smile and smile again. * The Forgotten Geek *
Beauty is a fantastic conclusion to this series. I can't recommend these books enough: go forth and read! * WONDROUSREADS.COM *
It is a delightfully wicked twist on the stories of old. -- Paul Holmes * THEELOQUENTPAGE.CO.UK *
It's fun, contemporary, sexy, and perfect for fans of Once Upon a Time, Snow White and the Huntsman and more. * TOR.COM *
a super sexy tale full of fan, danger and excitement * FICTION FASINATION *
Book Information
ISBN 9781399624268
Author Sarah Pinborough
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Gollancz
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
