Maguire, Gregory.

Confessions of an ugly stepsister / Gregory Maguire ; illustrations by Bill Sanderson. - 1st ed. - New York, N.Y. : Regan Books, c1999. - xvi, 368 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

On seeing her portrait, a servant girl modelling for an artist in 17th century Holland realizes she is ugly. But the portrait opens her eyes to the world of art, she becomes a painter and is transformed by her work so that when a prince charming appears she is no longer ugly.

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Beauty, Personal--Fiction.
Fairy tales--Adaptations.
Stepsisters--Fiction.


Haarlem (Netherlands)--Fiction.

PS3563.A3535 / C66 1999

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