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Based on Grimms fairy tale
Goose Girl, Shannon Hale creates a delightful story for all.
You'll whip through this so fast and be clambering for more.
The story begins..."She was
born Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Islilee"... let's call her Ali.
Ali becomes the victim of a devilish plot, and slowly finds her inner
gifts to overcome and reclaims her position as Princess of Kildenree.
I believe Grimms original tale ends with "and they lived happily
every after". You'll have to read the book to find out how
this one ends!
Hale does not create a perfect heroine. Ani's flaws and fears
drew me in and her magical intuitions gave me hope. I love the
part mythical, part medieval setting, the twist and turns, and
non-stop adventure.
For book groups you can easily
read the original Grimms tale and compared the two works. We
had fun doing this at our book group.
Happy Reading
~Caryn
Caryn's
Book Store
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