Sleeping Beauty's Daughters

Written by Diane Zahler

Two sisters race against time to break a curse threatening eternal sleep.

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224 pages

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Princesses Aurora and Luna live in a secluded palace, shielded from a lingering curse. When Aurora teeters on the brink of an enchanted sleep, they join forces with a fisherman, Symon, embarking on a perilous sea journey. Their quest: find their fairy aunt who might hold the key to breaking the spell. Facing beasts and storms, they must succeed, or Aurora will sleep for a century. Will they find the cure in time, or will the curse claim its victim?

From the publisher

The classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty is transformed into a dazzling new story of two sisters fighting a powerful curse by Diane Zahler, the acclaimed author of The Thirteenth Princess. Briskly paced and full of lush descriptions, readers who enjoy the work of Shannon Hale and Gail Carson Levine will be swept away by this spellbinding novel.

The daughters of Sleeping Beauty, Princesses Aurora and Luna, have grown up in a cliff-top palace by the sea, where they are carefully protected by their parents. No one visits, the girls cannot stray beyond the castle walls, and all sharp objects are forbidden here.

But accidents will happen—particularly when an old curse still has power. Soon, in spite of all precautions, Aurora is struggling not to slip into an enchanted sleep.

Frantic, the princesses accept the help of a young fisherman named Symon and embark on a daring ocean voyage to find their aunt—a fairy who may be able to break the spell. From fearsome beasts to raging storms, many dangers befall them, yet they must not give up . . . for if Aurora sleeps, she will not wake for one hundred years.

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