Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister - Gregory Maguire

Confessions Of An Ugly Stepsister was published in 2008. The writer, Gregory Maguire is famous for writing the "real" stories of fairytales. His other books include Wicked, Son of a Witch and Mirror Mirror. This book is supposed to be the real story of Cinderella. My copy of this book is a hardback. The cover is black and orange and very fairytale-like. The edges of the pages are orange. I love the look of the book as it looks very magical and is eye-catching. As with Gregory Maguire's other books, this story does follow the general plot of the fairytale it is based on. It is a thought provoking book and it gives the fairytale many more ...  Read the complete review

This review is for a book called "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister" by Gregory Maguire. The book is quite thick - approx 370 pages long but I can honestly say it didn't feel "long" or as if the story was 'dragging' in any way when I read it. When the story first begins, it is set around three main characters - a mother, Margarethe, and her two daughters, Ruth and Iris. These three main characters are set around the well-known classic fairytale, Cinderella, although you wouldn't know this until about half way through the book when the story takes a somewhat different route. (That said, on my copy at least, there is plenty of ...  Read the complete review

****Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister - Gregory Maguire**** I loved the book wicked so much i even went to watch the show and when i found out the author had written other books they went straight on my reading list!! Gregory Maguire has written other books such as a lion among men and mirror mirror.Most of them are fantasy but they can be found in the normal fiction section of a bookshop. **Plot** All of the authors books are fairy tales rewritten -in this case the tale of Cinderella. Most People know the story of Cinderella and how she was treated badly by her stepmother and stepsisters, this book claims to tell the full story ...  Read the complete review