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Dancing Days
They were the most beautiful red shoes Karen had ever seen. Such pretty, pretty shoes. Surely if she herself wore those shoes, everything in her life would change. They would no longer be poor. Her family would be saved. And she would be free to dance and dream the way she knew she had been meant to.
It would all be worth it once she owned the red shoes. Even if she had to steal them. Or worse.
A haunting fantasy story unlike any other, DANCING DAYS tells the story of Karen, a beautiful and fiercely determined young girl who is willing to endure anything to escape her brutal poverty. Karen's hunger leads her to an unexpected friendship, a darkened path through the woods, and to an unimaginable curse.
Yet, even as she reaches adulthood and the height of her beauty and success, Karen must keep her secrets, hiding the curse of the red shoes from the outside world. Until she falls in love.
An unexpectedly romantic tale of love and loss, gifts and ghosts, magic and repentance, DANCING DAYS will haunt you long after the story is done.
It would all be worth it once she owned the red shoes. Even if she had to steal them. Or worse.
A haunting fantasy story unlike any other, DANCING DAYS tells the story of Karen, a beautiful and fiercely determined young girl who is willing to endure anything to escape her brutal poverty. Karen's hunger leads her to an unexpected friendship, a darkened path through the woods, and to an unimaginable curse.
Yet, even as she reaches adulthood and the height of her beauty and success, Karen must keep her secrets, hiding the curse of the red shoes from the outside world. Until she falls in love.
An unexpectedly romantic tale of love and loss, gifts and ghosts, magic and repentance, DANCING DAYS will haunt you long after the story is done.
97 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 18, 2015
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About the author
Angela D. Mitchell
4 books12 followersAngela Mitchell is a writer, columnist and playwright whose stories and works have appeared in WRITER'S DIGEST, FABLES MAGAZINE, ANOTHEREALM, TERROR TALES, and more. Her story "Until My Dancing Days Are Done," received the Reader's Choice Award from FABLES MAGAZINE and inspired her latest release, the expanded novella DANCING DAYS.
Current works also include the novella FALADA, and the short story collection THE BETRAYALS OF WOMEN, both on sale at Amazon now. Her story THE BRIDGE is available for purchase as a Kindle single, and can also be found as part of the Westmarch collection IMAGINARIUM.
Angela has always been inspired by fairy tales and legends, as well as by authors like Robin McKinley, Angela Carter, Peter S. Beagle, Gregory Maguire and others who found new magic in the oldest of stories. She brings to her worlds a delicate sense of dread and enchantment, and of beauty and beastliness around every corner.
Current works also include the novella FALADA, and the short story collection THE BETRAYALS OF WOMEN, both on sale at Amazon now. Her story THE BRIDGE is available for purchase as a Kindle single, and can also be found as part of the Westmarch collection IMAGINARIUM.
Angela has always been inspired by fairy tales and legends, as well as by authors like Robin McKinley, Angela Carter, Peter S. Beagle, Gregory Maguire and others who found new magic in the oldest of stories. She brings to her worlds a delicate sense of dread and enchantment, and of beauty and beastliness around every corner.
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December 3, 2015
Two Twisted Turns
This was a great quick read that surprised me, with the first twist hooking me and the last twist leaving me sated. I can't wait for her next project!
This was a great quick read that surprised me, with the first twist hooking me and the last twist leaving me sated. I can't wait for her next project!
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