Re: [*FSFFU*] Fairy Tale Princesses

From: Terri & Bruce Wakefield (terriergraphics@CYBERTOURS.COM)
Date: Sun Dec 14 1997 - 04:50:20 PST


Lesley Hall wrote:
>
> >When I was young, I read a book called _Beauty_ (NOT the Tepper >book)
> which was novel-length retelling of "Beauty and the Beast." As I >recall, it
> was *wonderful*. Unfortunately, I can't remember the author.
>
> Robin McKinley
> Lesley
> Lesley_Hall@classic.msn.om

        Do you mean Robin McKinley that wrote Deerskin,
one of my favorite books? Wouldn’t Princess Lissar be
considered a strong female figure? Deerskin also
tackled incest like not too many books ever have, at
least the ones I’ve read.

Terri



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