The Goose Girl
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On her way to marry a prince she's never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers. Adapted from the Grimm fairy tale.
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Add a SummaryAfter her father's untimely death, Princess Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee is sent by her mother to marry the prince of Bayern to stop a war. On the way there her lady-in-waiting and half her protecters mutiny,and everyone except Ani is killed. She lives in Bayern's capital city as a goose girl named Isi until she can take back her name. She meets and falls in love with the young prince, Geric, disguised as a soldier. Then one day, she finds Talone, a protector who she thought had been killed. Then, they head off to crash the weading of Selia and Geric. It's Wind vs. People-speaking!
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Add a CommentA realish world telling of the goose girl/donkey skin story. Imaginative touches are spoiled by a slow, earnest clunkiness.
For the girls and women who never out-grew fairy tales. Hale creates a vivid and magical world that you wish you could step into. The original version of the Goose Girl was always on on my least favorite fairytales while I was growing up (seriously, a talking horse's head?) Amazingly, Hale's version is one of my favorite fairytale retellings. What more can I say?
Such a good bock <3 Charming and witty,entire captures the reader's attention.The Books of Bayern are an amazing series
For older readers wanting more of Shannon Hale: The Actor and the Housewife (THE FUNNIEST book and best ending I have EVER read) and Austenland (the epitomy of every girl's DREAM come true, just a little later :P)
The goose girl is an enchanting retelling of the original fairy tale by the Grimm Brothers.It is full of adventure, romance, and description. Shannon Hale is the best author in the world. There are three other books in this series: Enna Burning, River Secrets, and Forest Born. I reccomend this book to anyone who loves getting lost in a book. I dont mean to spoil the the ending, but let me just say this: they all live happily ever after. :)
This is the book that really got me started on YA fiction and fantasy. I'd always loved the fairy tale The Goose Girl so the title alone caught my attention. It's also the only book that I've finished, immediately flipped back to the beginning, and started reading over again. And now, 7-ish years later, it's still one of my favorite books. Shannon Hale rocks.
I loved this series, They were tales that i have heard before. Very unique, Unlike all of the others :)
GREAT series of books, "The books of Bayern" a very mysterious and magical series that everyone should read!!!! (i think there are 3 more books in the seires after this on: ENNA BURNING RIVER OF SECRETS FORREST BORN I think that's all of them.)
This was an amazing story. I listend to the recorded version on my way to and from work - WOW! I kept missing my bus stops.
I could not put this book down, it is amazing.