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Have you ever wondered about Cinderella's fairy godmother? Who was she? Where did she come from? Was she really that old? No one it seems, until now, has felt compelled to write about the fairy godmother. She must have a story to tell, a fascinating tale that really has little to do with Cinderella and the Prince's Ball.
Imagine a whole community of fairy godmothers, confined to their own village, barred from interacting with humans at all unless called upon. Imagine a curse placed on these fairies, a curse that lasts for centuries, until one fairy, by the name of Thalia, decides to make things right again, to free herself and her fellow fairies. This has always been Thalia's wish, her dream. And when Cinderella calls upon Thalia to help her attend the Prince's Ball, Thalia sees a way to set things right, to restore a balance in the world, a balance between humans and fairies.
Sydney Marie Hughes' Thalia and the Wish: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Fairy Godmother is a fairy tale about fairy godmothers, based on one of the most popular fairy tales of all time, Cinderella. But this isn't Cinderella's story; it's Thalia's story, the story of Cinderella's fairy godmother. The author has written a charming story about fairy godmothers. The tone is relaxed and convincing, and the reader wants to take part in Thalia's quest to free the fairies and restore a balance. This is a delightful new twist on the Cinderella story, one that hasn't been told before, and perhaps should be told over and over again. Well done!
