Before Midnight: A Retelling of "Cinderella" (Once Upon a Time (Simon Pulse)) (Once upon a Time)

by Cameron Dokey

Mahlon F. Craft (Designer)

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In this swoony reimagining of the classic Cinderella fairy tale, a girl with no name and a boy with no history grow up together in isolation until the arrival of La Cendrillon’s stepfamily disrupt their quiet existence and bring long-kept secrets to light.

Etienne de Brabant is brokenhearted. His wife has died in childbirth, leaving him alone with an infant daughter he cannot bear to name. But before he abandons her for king and court, he brings a second child to be raised alongside her, a boy whose identity he does not reveal.

The girl, La Cendrillon, and the boy, Raoul, pass sixteen years in the servants’ care until one day a very fine lady arrives with her two daughters. The lady has married La Cendrillon’s father, and her arrival changes their lives.

When an invitation to a great ball reaches the family, La Cendrillon’s new stepmother will make a decision with far-reaching effects. Her choice will lead La Cendrillon and Raoul toward their destiny—a choice that will challenge their understanding of family, test their loyalty and courage, and, ultimately, teach them who they are.
  • ISBN10 1416934715
  • ISBN13 9781416934714
  • Publish Date 6 March 2007 (first published 1 March 2007)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster
  • Imprint Simon Pulse
  • Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
  • Pages 208
  • Language English