{"product_id":"beautiful-beautiful-heidi-garrett-9780988206854","title":"Beautiful Beautiful: A Contemporary Fairy Tale","description":"\u003cb\u003eOnce Upon a Time Today is a collection of modern fairy tale retellings for those who have already left home.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kerrin Mayham's eye for beauty has shaped her life. Now a mother, she wants to teach her daughter that beauty can be both nourishing and treacherous. However, Mirabella is far too young to hear the truth of her mother's hard-won knowledge, so Kerrin wraps a fantastical bedtime story of magic shoes, enchanted oak trees, witches, and sad kings around actual events. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As mother tells the story and daughter interjects, Kerrin can't help but return to her past when she was at the pinnacle of her career as an independent film director. Seduced by a beautiful young predator, she takes a risk that puts her life in danger and shakes the core of her identity. Finally forced to ask the hard questions about the demons that drive her, Kerrin doesn't flinch. Her honest answers deepen her experience of life--and her eye for beauty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The novella is a retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen tale \"Beautiful.\" (Adult language \u0026amp; situations, no explicit sex) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \u003ci\u003eGirl Who Believed in Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e is a prelude to the \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Time Today\u003c\/i\u003e collection and includes the three short stories: v \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The Girl Who Watched for Elves\"\u003cbr\u003e \"The Girl Who Dreamed of Red Shoes\"\u003cbr\u003e \"The Girl Who Couldn't Sing\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Novellas in the \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Time Today\u003c\/i\u003e collection: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Beautiful\u003cbr\u003e Dreaming of the Sea\u003cbr\u003e The Tree Hugger\u003cbr\u003e I Am Lily Dane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heidi Garrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0988206854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780988206854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Half-Faerie Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Heidi Garrett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742374768895,"sku":"9780988206854","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beautiful-beautiful-heidi-garrett-9780988206854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}