![]() ![]() In McKinley's hands Beauty's adventures are transformed into a gorgeously rendered coming-of-age tale, anointing the familiar story beats with a depth and emotional resonance that have made Beauty a modern-day classic. For her first novel, Robin McKinley took as her basis the traditional French fairy tale and breathed fresh life into the bones of the familiar story. Here is the unusual love story of a most unlikely couple: Beauty.and the Beast.Įveryone knows the story of Beauty and the Beast, right? A beautiful girl agrees to live as an unspeakable monster's prisoner in order to save her father's life - and an unlikely friendship blossoms into a transformative romance. She must go to the castle and tame the Beast - if such a thing is possible. When her father comes home one day with the strange tale of an enchanted castle in the wood and the terrible promise he has made to the Beast who lives there, Beauty knows what she must do. ![]() But what she lacks in looks, she makes up for in courage. Thin, awkward, and undersized, with big hands and huge feet, she has always thought of herself as the plainest girl in her family - certainly not nearly as lovely as her elder sisters, Hope and Grace. Sixteen-year-old Beauty has never liked her nickname. ![]()
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