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A revisionist view of cinderellas adoptive family dominates this brilliantly plotted fantasy from maguire, a popular childrens book author whose first adult novel, wicked 1995, offered a similar reimagining of the land of oz. Compared to wicked, confessions of an ugly stepsister is a slow, complicated read. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west 1995, praised by john updike in the new yorker as an amazing novel, confessions of an ugly stepsister 1999. The story is similar to the original cinderella story. In what ways does confessions of an ugly stepsister contain the magical echo of this tale. Confessions of an ugly stepsister book by gregory maguire. Confessions of an ugly stepsister is a novel by gregory maguire, retelling the tale of cinderella. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Read confessions of an ugly stepsister a novel by gregory maguire available from rakuten kobo. Confessions of an ugly stepsister by gregory maguire free. Dec 01, 2000 gregory maguire is the new york times bestselling author of confessions of an ugly stepsister. From gregory maguire, the acclaimed author of wicked, comes his muchanticipated second novel.
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