The Cracked Slipper - Alexander, Stephanie
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"...a sophisticated and fantastical twist to the beloved Cinderella fairy tale." - A. G. Howard, author of the Splintered Series 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…mehr

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"...a sophisticated and fantastical twist to the beloved Cinderella fairy tale." - A. G. Howard, author of the Splintered Series 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.
Autorenporträt
Stephanie Alexander writes enchanting, fantastical stories for thoughtful, modern women. She's a practicing family law attorney. She's also worked in women's health and international development and has taught sociology at the College of Charleston. Her professional and personal background influences many themes in her work, including patriarchy and power dynamics, the ramifications of childhood experiences, relationship and parenting challenges, and the myth of happily ever after. Stephanie lives in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband, their blended family of five children, and their miniature dachshunds, Trinket and Tipsy.