Melanie Dickerson is the author of The Healer's Apprentice, a Christy Award finalist and winner of the National Reader's Choice Award for Best First Book. Melanie earned a bachelor's degree in special education from the University of Alabama and has been a teacher and a missionary. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Rapunzel can throw a knife better than any man. She paints beautiful flowering vines on the walls of her plaster houses. She sings so sweetly she can coax even a beast to sleep. But there are two things she is afraid her mother might never allow her to do: learn to read and marry.
Fiercely devoted to Rapunzel, her mother is suspicious of every man who so much as looks at her daughter and warns her that no man can be trusted. After a young village farmer asks for Rapunzel's hand in marriage, Mother decides to move them once again---this time, to the large city of Hagenheim.
The journey proves treacherous, and after being rescued by a knight---Sir Gerek---Rapunzel, in turn, rescues him farther down the road. As a result, Sir Gerek agrees to repay his debt to Rapunzel by teaching her to read. Could there be more to him than his arrogance and desire to marry for riches and position?
As Rapunzel acclimates to life in a new city, she uncovers a mystery that will forever change her life. In this Rapunzel story unlike any other, a world of secrets and treachery are about to be revealed after seventeen years. How will Rapunzel finally take control of her own destiny? And who will prove faithful to a lowly peasant girl with no one to turn to?
- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson (November 17, 2015)
- ISBN: 9780718026264
REVIEW:
Fantastic retelling!
This story takes everything you know about Rapunzel and adds more details. With a bit of excitement, a few laughs, some adventure and even a budding romance, the mystery of it all was icing on the cake.
The ending felt a little rushed through but it was still so sweet that tears stung my eyes. The romance was beautiful, and the author developed it well. The reader rooted for them through the whole thing, that's for sure.
I liked this story a lot. Was it a little cheesy? Yeah, but just the right amount.
Fairytale retelling fans are going to love this like I did. You seem to end up liking Rapunzel even more than before.
4.5/5
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful cover!