While Beauty Slept

"ENCHANTING."--People

"Elizabeth Blackwell is a story-telling genius. Her mesmerizing writing weaves a spell that will enchant you. While Beauty Slept breathes new life into the fairytale genre with a historical twist that will take your breath away." --Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries and Heather Wells mystery series

"Following in the inspired footsteps of Gregory Maguire's fairy-tale twists, this debut novel puts a spellbinding new spin on a classic yarn." --Booklist
"Unexpected and heartrending . . . A gripping tale full of romance, secrets, and promises made and broken. This beautiful, original reinterpretation of a classic story is engrossing and often surprising." --Library Journal, starred review
"Elizabeth Blackwell's writing is magical in this complex, dark, and sensual retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Imaginative, evocative full of surprises, this is a captivating debut. And like all great fairy tales, this one has the kind of happy ending that requires tissues to wipe way the tears." --M.J. Rose, international bestselling author of Seduction

"Not your grand-mère's Sleeping Beauty: Do you love fairy tales? Elizabeth Blackwell's enchanting While Beauty Slept is like no version of the Sleeping Beauty story that you've read before. Told from the perspective of Elise, a peasant girl who sets out to make her fortune while hiding a secret past, While Beauty Slept is a rich and immensely satisfying reimagining of the classic fairy tale, one that looks at the ageless struggle between love and duty, and asks whether it's possible to be true to both." --Alma Katsu, author of The Taker trilogy "Blackwell is faithful or the original while offering a fresh interpretation. . . . [T]he twists that resolve the women's stories are both convincing and moving." --Publishers Weekly




"Following in the inspired footsteps of Gregory Maguire's fairy-tale twists, this debut novel puts a spellbinding new spin on a classic yarn." --Booklist "Unexpected and heartrending . . . A gripping tale full of romance, secrets, and promises made and broken. This beautiful, original reinterpretation of a classic story is engrossing and often surprising." --Library Journal, starred review "Blackwell is a storytelling genius." --Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Elizabeth Blackwell's writing is magical in this complex, dark, and sensual retelling of 'Sleeping Beauty.' Imaginative, evocative, full of surprises, this is a captivating debut." --M.J. Rose, international bestselling author of Seduction

" While Beauty Slept is like no version of the Sleeping Beauty story that you've read before." --Alma Katsu, author of The Taker trilogy