Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

<p>[An] engrossing story...endearing and memorable.<br />--<em>Boston Herald</em><br /><br />[An] arresting hybrid of mystery fairy tale and historical novel.<br />--<em>Detroit Free Press<br /></em><br />A tale so movingly told that you will say at the end of the first reading 'It's been a long time since I've read a book this good.' <p></p></p><p>--<em>Nashville Tennessean</em><strong><p></p></strong></p> <p> </p></p><p>Gregory Maguire proves himself to be one of contemporary fiction's most assured myth-makers (<em>Kirkus Reviews</em>) with <em>Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister </em>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 <em>Wicked </em>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.<p></p></p>