Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel Amy Clipston and from treading Faerie soil

and from treading Faerie soil

ready to face my fears―and the man I love

she hides her power

Reynolds shows us the extraordinary range of cultural knowledge Lincoln drew from as he shaped a vision of true union

unpredictable destiny

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel Amy Clipston and from treading Faerie soilWe all have heard the story of Cinderella, the beautiful child cast out to slave among the ashes. But what of her stepsisters, the homely pair exiled into ignominy by the fame of their lovely sibling? What fate befell those untouched by beauty . . . and what curses accompanied Cinderella's exquisite looks? Set against the rich backdrop of seventeenth century Holland, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister tells the story of Iris, an unlikely heroine who