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Spindle's End

Robin McKinley

The evil fairy Pernicia has set a curse on Princess Briar-Rose: she is fated to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into an endless, poisoned sleep. Katriona, a young fairy, kidnaps the princess in order to save her; she and her aunt raise the child in their small village, where no one knows her true identity. But Pernicia is looking for her, intent on revenge for a defeat four hundred years old. Robin McKinley's masterful version of Sleeping Beauty is, like all of her work, a remarkable literary feat.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
  • Publish Date: May 13rd, 2002
  • Pages: 432
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.74in - 5.16in - 1.13in - 0.72lb
  • EAN: 9780698119505
  • Recommended age: 12-UP
  • Categories: Legends, Myths, Fables - GeneralFairy Tales & Folklore - AdaptationsGirls & Women

About the Author

Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword. Her other books include Sunshine; the New York Times bestseller Spindle's End; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and Rose Daughter; and a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, The Outlaws of Sherwood. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.