When the family business collapses, Beauty and her two sisters are forced to leave the city and begin a new life in the countryside. However, when their father accepts hospitality from the elusive and magical Beast, he is forced to make a terrible promise - to send one daughter to the Beast's castle, with no guarantee that she will be seen again. Beauty accepts the challenge, and there begins an extraordinary story of magic and love that overcomes all boundaries. This is another spellbinding and emotional tale embroidered around a fairytale from Robin McKinley, an award-winning American author.
It's hard to like this retelling of Beauty and the Beast because it is so much in line with the version of the fairy tale we're most familiar with. In fact, I'd say this book set the standard of the current version, including the framework for the Disney movies. Beauty is not just beautiful, she's sweet and thoughtful and courageous and this story is everything I want in a Beauty and the Beast story.
