Confessions of a Cinderella Sister

We've all heard the story of Cinderella, the beautiful child turned slave and reborn from the ashes. But what of her stepsisters, both exiled to ignominy by the fame of their stepfather's kind daughter? What fate awaits those lacking beauty? And what curses accompany beautiful looks? Set in 17th-century Holland, this book tells the story of Iris, a peculiar heroine who leaves the streets of Haarlem for a strange world of wealth, guile, and ambition. Her path crosses with that of Clara, the mysterious and frighteningly beautiful girl destined to become her sister. While Clara takes refuge in the ashes of her family's shelter, Iris sets out to discover the dark secrets of her new home and the treacherous truth of her old life. Much more than a simple fairy tale, Confessions of a Cinderella Sister is a novel of beauty and betrayal, illusion and understanding, that reminds us that disappointment can arise, like love, from the least expected places.