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Beauty

A Retelling of the Story of Beauty & the Beast

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Beauty

By: Robin McKinley
Narrated by: Charlotte Parry
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New York Times best-selling author Robin McKinley has won numerous awards for her writing, including the prestigious Newbery Medal. Though her two sisters are beautiful, Beauty, despite her name, is thin and awkward - but she's also courageous. So when her father makes a terrible promise to a Beast living in an enchanted castle, Beauty knows she must volunteer to be the Beast's prisoner.

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Beautiful Retelling • Enchanting Magical World • Excellent Narration • Vivid Descriptions • Heartfelt Romance
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Well narrated and a childhood favorite; I'm glad I could introduce my own kids to it.

One of my favorites

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I love this audio book! It's my go-to-comfort-favorite! Rich, detailed, and charmingly imaginative; this retelling has everything-magic, intrigue, mystery, romance, and roses!

Wonderful!

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I have lost count of how many times I've read this book. It is my absolute favorite book in the world. Hearing it read aloud was so wonderful. It is a fantastic performance and gave all of the characters just that much more life and realness. It's tagline calls it a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but it is so much more than that. It's about family and trust and magic and understanding and courage and perseverance and Hope, Grace and Honour. Above all things, this book is about Beauty and love; the truest love anyone has ever known. The kind of love that can break even the evilest of curses.

Please read this book? You will never regret it.

My Favorite Book

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I love fairy tales and I love adaptations to them, but especially when I can see elements of their story that come from our world. the author does a good job of that in this story.

great adaptation to the story

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This is an unique version of my favorite fairy tale. A nice slant to the story aimed at an older audience.

My favorite fairy tale <3

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McKinley is a talented storyteller. I have enjoyed her writing since my youth and expect to continue returning to her worlds for entertainment and comfort all my life.

I enjoy this story

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What made the experience of listening to Beauty the most enjoyable?

I love this book. I wish it was available as a kindle book. I've listened to it many times as I travel.

Beautiful story

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A fantastic re telling of B and the B. Loved it as a kid and still love it as an adult. Rich, beautiful, and well written.

My only wish is that there was a more fully developed conclusion.

Classic Robin McKinley

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I read this book when I was younger, and I remember loving it then. I had so much fun revisiting this book... listening to it made me fall in love with the story all over again! Beauty and the Beast has always been my favorite fairy tale, and this is a beautiful and imaginative retelling.

Wonderful Retelling

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I first read this book shortly after it was published and love it still. My favorite fairytale told in a lovely and wonderful manner. A keeper.

Beautifully told

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