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The Ash Girl
by Timberlake Wertenbaker

December 2002

When an invitation to The Ball arrives at the Ash Girl’s house from Prince Amir, she can’t bring herself to believe that she, like her sisters, can go. With her mother dead and her father away, she must learn to fight the monsters that have slithered and insinuated their way into her heart and mind.

The story of Cinderella becomes much darker.

The sisters tease the Ash Girl Angerbird gets annoyed with Slothworm An invitation to the ball arrives The Ash Girl receives her chores from Greedmonkey and the sisters Sadness takes hold of the Ash Girl The sisters at the palace The Prince dances all night with the mystery lady The Ash Girl meets the evils of the forest