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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister SS_Gift_Guide and the incomparable Florence of[An] engrossing story endearing and memorable. Boston Herald [An] arresting hybrid of mystery, fairy tale, and historical novel. Detroit Free Press A tale so movingly told that you will say at the end of the first reading, Its been a long time since Ive read a book this good. Nashville Tennessean Gregory Maguire proves himself to be one of contemporary fictions most assured myth makers (Kirkus Reviews) with Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, his