When the family business collapses, Beauty and her two sisters are forced to leave the city and begin a new life in the countryside. However, when their father accepts hospitality from the elusive and magical Beast, he is forced to make a terrible promise - to send one daughter to the Beast's castle, with no guarantee that she will be seen again. Beauty accepts the challenge, and there begins an extraordinary story of magic and love that overcomes all boundaries. This is another spellbinding and emotional tale embroidered around a fairytale from Robin McKinley, an award-winning American author.
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When the family business collapses, Beauty and her two sisters are forced to leave the city and begin a new life in the countryside. However, when their father accepts hospitality from the elusive and magical Beast, he is forced to make a terrible promise - to send one daughter to the Beast's castle, with no guarantee that she will be seen again.
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Beauty and the Beast, retold by a plain but captivating heroine
Reissued as a DFB paperback, this is a retelling of the classic tale. It is a beautifully-woven story of love, courage and magic for young and not-so-young adults.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780552572323
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
Corgi Childrens
Vekt
191 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter

Biographical note

Robin McKinley is an American writer and has won many awards in the US, including the Newbery Medal for THE HERO AND THE CROWN and a Newbery Honor for THE BLUE SWORD. She now lives in Hampshire with her husband, author Peter Dickinson, three whippets, five hundred rose bushes and a 1965 cream-coloured MGB convertible.