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A dazzling, feminist fairytale from the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse. An essential gift, this inspirational story is a modern classic to be handed down from mother to daughter for generations

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A dazzling, feminist fairytale from the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse. An essential gift, this inspirational story about family, sisterhood, imagination and bravery is a modern classic to be handed down from mother to daughter for generations

´A fierce fairytale for the rebel girl´ KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE
´A complete revelation´ THANDIE NEWTON
´A magical modern retelling of an old fairytale ... Exquisite´ JACQUELINE WILSON
´Wild, wise, generous, ferocious´ KATHERINE RUNDELL

For her twelve daughters, Queen Laurelia´s death in a motor car accident is a disaster beyond losing a mother. Their father, King Alberto, cannot bear the idea of the princesses ever being in danger and decides his daughters must be kept safe at all costs. Those costs include their lessons, their possessions and, most importantly, their freedom.

But the eldest, Princess Frida, will not bend to his will without a fight and she still has one possession her father can´t take: the power of her imagination. And so, with little but wits and ingenuity to rely on, Frida and her sisters begin their fight to be allowed to live.

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A magical modern retelling of an old fairytale - the exquisite text and illustrations work in perfect harmony Jacqueline Wilson

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Burton, Jessie
Jessie Burton was born in 1982 and went to school in south London. Her favourite subjects were story-writing, sleeping and ice-cream eating. After studying at Oxford University, the highlight of which was playing a rose and a fox in The Little Prince, she went on to the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She worked hard for nine years as an actress and a PA before her first novel, The Miniaturist, was published. The Miniaturist was translated into over thirty languages and has sold over a million copies around the world. Her second novel, The Muse, was published in July 2016 and is also a no.1 bestseller. She shares her home with a cat called Margot and some very nice friends - some real, others quite imagined.

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