Sleeping Beauty's Daughters by Diane Zahler

for if Aurora sleeps, she will not wake for one hundred years. Like their mother, Aurora suffers under a curse cast when she was a baby: if she touches a sharp object, she will sleep for a hundred years. From fearsome beasts to raging storms, many dangers befall them, yet they must not give up. Sleeping Beauty's Daughters Diane Zahler Diane Zahler 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. Published: 2013 Summary Princess Aurora and her sister Luna live in an isolated castle by the sea where all sharp objects are forbidden. Soon, in spite of all precautions, Aurora is struggling not to slip into an enchanted sleep.įrantic, 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. No one visits, the girls cannot stray beyond the castle walls, and all sharp objects are forbidden here.īut accidents will happen-particularly when an old curse still has power. 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.

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. Diane Zahler is the author of The Marvelwood Magicians and Bakers Magic, as well as several middle-grade fairy tale reimaginings: Sleeping Beautys Daughters, Princess of the Wild Swans, A True Princess, and 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. Information Goodreads: Sleeping Beauty's Daughters Series: None Source: Gift Published: 2013 Summary Princess Aurora and her sister Luna live in an isolated castle by the sea where all sharp objects are forbidden. 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.

Sleeping Beauty's Daughters by Diane Zahler