The Cracked Slipper
- Author Stephanie Alexander
- Narrator Ella Lynch
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Run Time 12 hours and 4 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Fantasy, Fantasy romance, Historical fantasy, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales.
Titles Purchased
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- Over 20
Price p/Title
- £15.99
- £14.99
- £13.99
- £12.99
- £11.99
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What to expect
When Eleanor Brice loses a glass slipper, she unexpectedly gains a royal fiancé and a way out of her abusive stepmother’s house. Unfortunately, eight years of mistreatment, isolation, and clandestine book learning hardly prepared Eleanor for life at Eclatant Palace, where women are seen, not heard. According to Eleanor’s eavesdropping parrot, no one at court appreciates her unladylike tendency to voice her opinion. To make matters worse, Gregory Desmarais, Crown Prince of Cartheigh, spends his last night of bachelorhood on a drunken whoring spree. Before the ink dries on her marriage proclamation, Eleanor realizes she loves her husband’s best friend, the intellectual, surprisingly sensitive former soldier, Dorian Finley. As Gregory’s mercurial nature comes to light, Eleanor wrestles with her feelings for Dorian, flounders in her new role, and makes powerful enemies—foes who use Eleanor as a scapegoat in a magical plot to unseat the royal family.
Eleanor Brice is a princess. She lives in an enchanted castle. She even has her own unicorn. But she’s lived through childhood trauma, she has insecurities and anxieties, and she makes dreadful relationship choices. In short, she’s a real woman in a fairy tale world, and this is her happily-ever-after.
Critics Review
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“This fantastical novel [is] well-developed…Fast-paced and believable.”
San Francisco Book Review -
“Alexander’s alluring debut and series launch reimagines Cinderella’s happily ever after as a tense, unhappy marriage…Alexander writes sensitively about reality falling short of dreams…Alexander does a solid job of taking a fairy tale and remixing it with feminist themes and dark edges.”
Publishers Weekly
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