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The Rose and The Beast Fairy Tales Retold

<p>With language that is both lyrical and distinctly her own, Francesca Lia Block turns nine fairy tales inside out.</p><p>Escaping the poisoned apple, Snow frees herself from possession to find the truth of love in an unexpected place.</p><p>A club girl from L.A., awakening from a long sleep to the memories of her past, finally finds release from its curse.</p><p>And Beauty learns that Beasts can understand more than men.</p><p>Within these singular, timeless landscapes, the brutal and the magical collide, and the heroine triumphs because of the strength she finds in a pen, a paintbrush, a lover, a friend, a mother, and finally, in herself.</p>