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May 16, 2016brangwinn rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Oh, the cleverness of Gregory Maguire to set the reselling of Cinderella in 17th century Netherlands during the tulip fever. In incorporating an artist of the period, as he realizes he must paint only complimentary portraits of the greedy merchants to pay his bills. The stepmother who rises from poverty to become the wife of a wealthy merchant and desire to show off her wealth even as the merchants is bankrupted is great background material for this story of greed and poverty, Love and hate, beauty and ugliness.