The Rebel Poetess

I first heard of 'break your glass slippers' by Amanda Lovelace on somebody's Instagram page -I seem to get most of my book recommendations from social media these days. I had seen some of her books in Waterstones before including 'the princess saves herself in this one', but had never had the pleasure of reading her work until now. Having loved fairytales ever since I can remember, I along with many others, am guilty of falling for the myth that you grow up, meet the handsome prince/princess and live happily ever after.   The End.   What Amanda Lovelace makes you think about is what if that isn't the end of the narrative?   What if the prince turns out to be saboteur not saviour? Coupled with beautiful illustrations by Janaina Medeiros, the simplicity of 'break your glass slippers' is powerful partly due to the purity of the words.   The old fashioned view that girls should be seen and not heard is shattered.   You don't have to look an