Saturday, March 15, 2008

The Goose Girl

Princess Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee was born the Crown Princess Kildenree. She mostly spends her time with her aunt, her mother's sister. Ani plays with the swans and speaks their tongue. One day, after her father dies, Ani is told that she must leave for Bayern, the neighboring country, for she has been betrothed to the prince of Bayern. Her guards have a plan to put her lady-in-waiting, Selia, on the throne in place of Ani. Ani finally becomes a goose girl after many adventures in between, and meets a new friend, Enna. Will Ani be able to get her name back successfully? Will she have a happy ending? What about Enna?

I really liked this book. Plus, it would be allowed for the TFT, right? Back to the book. *spoilers*I liked it dealt with Ani's feelings, feeling neglected by her mother, finding comfort only in Falada and her father.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I am really looking forward to reading this for the same challenge. I recently read an adult retelling of it so it will be fun to read another perspective. Hopefully I will get around to reading the original next year too!