Sleeping Beauty: A Mid-century Fairy Tale

Sleeping Beauty: A Mid-century Fairy Tale by Roberts, Lynn. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781843652915.

Young Annabel lives in the 1950s and dreams of a future with jetpacks, flying cars and robots. However, little does she know that she is living under an evil spell that could mean she has no future at all… This feminist retelling of a classic fairy tale will awe and delight. Young Annabel lives in the 1950s and dreams of a future with jetpacks, flying cars and robots. However, little does she know that she is living under an evil spell that could mean she has no future at all… When the curse is fulfilled on her 16th birthday and she falls asleep for 1000 years, her house is overgrown by a magnificent rose tree. A young explorer called Zoe discovers the story of Sleeping Beauty, but can she find Annabel in time to lift the curse and show her what the future actually looks like?