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The Enchanted Riddle
Thirteen years ago baby Daphne was found outside London s all-girl Orphanage of St Jude. Insecure and emotionally guarded she has grown up longing to fulfil two to discover her family; and to become a star ballerina. When she receives from an anonymous sender a book containing a tantalising riddle and a magical pair of stockings her dreams of glory and fame are suddenly within her grasp. Bravely and ingeniously following each dangerous magical clue, Daphne soon realises that in the competitive world of ballet discipline and physical hardship are not the only challenges she must face. Daphne is poised to win an audition for the Ballet Splendide in Paris. But will the magic be enough to help her overcome the scheming of others, as well as her own childhood demons
282 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2012
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About the author
Charlotte Kandel
3 books5 followersCharlotte Kandel is the author of the acclaimed magical realism trilogy, THE SCARLET STOCKINGS. Book One, The Enchanted Riddle, was published by Dutton Children's Books (a division of Penguin).
She is also the author of THE SUMMER GIRL: A MOVIE STAR LOVE STORY, a novel for young adults about an 18-year-old girl from the University of Minnesota summer-interning at a celebrity PR agency in Beverly Hills. It's a juicy mystery and a love story with a twist.
Before she left to write, for 15 years Charlotte was Warner Bros.’ top publicist. As Executive V.P. of Worldwide Publicity, she was responsible for the campaigns of blockbuster movies such as the BATMAN, LETHAL WEAPON and MATRIX series, and for guiding a number of movies to Oscar wins. She dealt on a daily basis with superstar acting and directing talent, such as Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Oliver Stone and Martin Scorsese.
Charlotte was born in England and grew up in London and Paris, before moving with her family to New York. There she worked as a publicity assistant for two top Broadway producers, before relocating to Minneapolis to take up a position as Publicity Director of the famed Guthrie Theater.
Moving to Los Angeles, she joined the publicity team at Warner Bros., working on all of Clint Eastwood’s movies, as well as on the groundbreaking SUPERMAN. Next, a personal relationship took her to Sydney, where, for six years she worked as Marketing Director for Australia’s biggest entertainment conglomerate, Village Roadshow.
On her return to the U.S., she rejoined Warner Bros., where she moved up quickly to the top job, a position especially created for her, supervising a large team of national and international publicists, and frequently traveling to the Cannes, Deauville and Venice film festivals.
Charlotte is a member of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles.
She is also the author of THE SUMMER GIRL: A MOVIE STAR LOVE STORY, a novel for young adults about an 18-year-old girl from the University of Minnesota summer-interning at a celebrity PR agency in Beverly Hills. It's a juicy mystery and a love story with a twist.
Before she left to write, for 15 years Charlotte was Warner Bros.’ top publicist. As Executive V.P. of Worldwide Publicity, she was responsible for the campaigns of blockbuster movies such as the BATMAN, LETHAL WEAPON and MATRIX series, and for guiding a number of movies to Oscar wins. She dealt on a daily basis with superstar acting and directing talent, such as Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Oliver Stone and Martin Scorsese.
Charlotte was born in England and grew up in London and Paris, before moving with her family to New York. There she worked as a publicity assistant for two top Broadway producers, before relocating to Minneapolis to take up a position as Publicity Director of the famed Guthrie Theater.
Moving to Los Angeles, she joined the publicity team at Warner Bros., working on all of Clint Eastwood’s movies, as well as on the groundbreaking SUPERMAN. Next, a personal relationship took her to Sydney, where, for six years she worked as Marketing Director for Australia’s biggest entertainment conglomerate, Village Roadshow.
On her return to the U.S., she rejoined Warner Bros., where she moved up quickly to the top job, a position especially created for her, supervising a large team of national and international publicists, and frequently traveling to the Cannes, Deauville and Venice film festivals.
Charlotte is a member of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles.
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February 10, 2024
black swan if it was boring and revolved around the Coveys in the hunger games
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