The Very Large Princess

by Sheela Word

Drusilla loves Prince Aubrey, but can he requite her love? Her sister Margery is so very beautiful, and Drusilla is so very large. (Short story, 21 pages)

Genres: Historical, Historical Romance, Romance

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 17, 2012

About the author

Sheela Word is a research psychologist who lives in the Pacific Northwest and strives to build fictional worlds that are psychologically real.

Works include the romantic YA novel "Second," the short-story collection “Nine Princesses: Tales of Love and Romance,” the comic middle-grade novel “Naate (Connections),” the picture book “Hari Loved Dorothy," and the literary novel "All You Need." As a half-Indian and the adoptive mother of two Indian children, Ms. Word has a particular interest in multicultural relationships. She also enjoys exploring historical time periods.

She loves her readers.

Reviews

[Wealhtheow · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought the title was hilarious, so I checked this out against my better judgment. It's not bad! The eponymous princess is jilted by her suitor for being too large, and after he absconds with her silly younger sister she rides to find them. Along the way she and a serving man strike up a romance of their own. It's not bad, but it's very short (~20 pages) and ends with an epilogue that is literally a very quick summary of how the actual romantic plot would go.

[Melissa Levine · Rating 1 out of 5]

I understand why the author used the style of writing that she did, it fit with the time period of the story. The story itself was boring, with nothing really going on. There were no descriptions of the characters, minus Margery, or the fact that Drusilla was 'big'. How does an author expect a reader to like a story with no descriptions?

Why did it end with Drusilla, John, and the sister riding back home? Yet, there was a little 'Dear Reader' thing at the end of the story saying how John and Drusilla ended up falling in love and whatnot. That actually didn't seem plausible considering she was a princess and he wasn't really anything, no fancy title.


Questions/Comments:

How old was Drusilla's sister? She sounded really, really young especially with her pouting for a strawberry tart.

When Drusilla finds out that Margery left with Prince, how was she not upset at either of them?

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writing of this short story isn't as polished as it could be. I found myself wishing for a little more description, and the ending seems to re-name a character.

However, the tale itself is charming and if you like Austen, you might like it. The characters are well drawn. I'm glad I read it.

[Tasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great story but the Make Your Own Ending.... well I can only guess what the letter from Drusilla to Prince Aubrey read. I hope it read..... haha did you think I would really give away my secret ending?

[Katherine · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book was ok, it could have been written with more of a bigger plot. The book was a fast read just needs more detail. I for the first in awhile found the book not great but if some work was done to it could be a best seller someday just plot and needs more detail. Good luck

[Courtney · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story was really short and showed no character development. I felt that the style of writing also kept the reader from really connecting with the story. But it was free.

[sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wishy washy princess

She needed to be more firm. John braver in want he wanted. The story is faint. Pale. Needs more of everything.