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Cinderella's Secret Diary by Ron Vitale

Title: Cinderella's Secret Diary (Book 1: Lost) Author: Ron Vitale Genre(s) / Subgenre(s): speculative fiction / dark fantasy/ YA Copyright: August, 2011 Formats: ebook (Kindle Edition), Paperback Ron Vitale's novel about Cinderella is a young adult gothic version of the well-known fairy-tale. At the beginning of the story the main character is a typical naive young girl , to such an extent that she is also a bit irritating at times, but soon she has to learn a bit more about life. Her marriage with the prince is not a very good one, and the queen is a frightening mother-in-law. The kingdom, which turns out to be England during the Napoleonic wars, is in great danger. Cinderella has lessons to learn about people, politics and love, while dark forces are also at work. As she gradually becomes a stronger, more mature and a much more independent woman , the story is also becoming darker and darker. This is a novel about growing up, and also about magic, adventures, wi