Confessions Of An Ugly Stepsister, Gregory Maguire
Confessions Of An Ugly Stepsister, Gregory Maguire
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Confessions Of An Ugly Stepsister

Author: Gregory Maguire

Narrator: Jenny Sterlin

Unabridged: 12 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/14/2014

Synopsis

Gregory Maguire proves himself to be “one of contemporary fiction’s most assured myth-makers” (Kirkus Reviews) with Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, his ingenious and provocative retelling of the timeless Cinderella fairy tale.
Perhaps best known for his dark and breathtaking Oz series The Wicked Years—including the novel Wicked, which inspired the Tony Award–winning Broadway musical—Maguire is a master at upending the ordinary to help us see the familiar in a brilliant new light.

This audiobook includes an interview with the author.

About Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked—the beloved classic that is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award–winning Broadway musical of the same name and the major motion picture—Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. His series Another Day continues the story of Oz with The Brides of Maracoor, The Oracle of Maracoor, and The Witch of Maracoor, and his other novels include A Wild Winter Swan, Hiddensee, After Alice, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, and Mirror Mirror. Some of his novels for children include Cress Watercress, Leaping Beauty, and Egg & Spoon, winner of a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor. He lives in New England and France.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Beth on 2008-10-28 10:36:09

This book is fun to read, I love how Maguire comes up with a believable story for what really happened behind fairy tales. I liked it more than Wicked.

AudiobooksNow review by Sarah on 2009-01-15 11:57:35

The writing style was cool to read- nothing like I've ever seen before. But that was the only thing that made me finish it was a pretty boring story. And kind of infuriating.

Goodreads review by Amanda on October 14, 2007

I love books based on fairy tales, but it's taken me forever to really read any of Maguire's stuff. I still haven't read "Wicked." Years ago, I tried reading this book and just couldn't get into it. But with so many people telling me how great this guy is, I decided to give it another shot. This boo......more

Goodreads review by Jami on January 17, 2008

This was an easy read and an interesting take on the "Cinderella" story, but it wasn't amazing. It felt like it gave a very long build-up to a climax that was vague and unexciting and a denouement that was pretty disappointing. Only as an epilogue do we discover what happened to Iris, the main chara......more

Goodreads review by Mahina on May 05, 2007

I love fairy tale retellings...especially the ones that try to be the "True" version. Set in 17th century Holland during the Tulip craze this version of Cinderella is by far my favorite. The central character is not Cinderella (who is a spoiled brat) but Iris, the youngest of the two step-sisters. M......more

Goodreads review by julia on February 08, 2022

i swear to god this was 90% exposition......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on May 29, 2008

This book gives a whole new view on the Cinderella, one that is completely believable. It offers a real setting(not just a land far, far away or a long time ago) and speaks of real people. It makes you think. Is beauty a gift or a curse? It offers a brave, out-of-the-ordinary heroine, one of the ugl......more

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