In this Rapunzel story unlike any other, a world of secrets and treachery is about to be revealed after seventeen years of lies. Could there be more to this knight than his arrogance and desire to marry for riches and position?Īs Rapunzel acclimates to life in a new city, she uncovers a mystery that will forever change her life.
As a result, Sir Gerek agrees to repay his debt to Rapunzel by teaching her to read. The journey proves treacherous, and after being rescued by a knight-Sir Gerek-Rapunzel in turn rescues him farther down the road. After a young village farmer asks for Rapunzel’s hand in marriage, Mother decides to move them once again-this time, to the large city of Hagenheim. She lives alone with her extremely overprotective mother, who tells Rapunzel to trust no one, especially men. But there are two things she is afraid her mother might never allow her to do: learn to read and marry.įiercely devoted to Rapunzel, her mother is suspicious of every man who so much as looks at her daughter and warns her that no man can be trusted. MELANIE DICKERSON Age Range: 12 and up In this Rapunzel fairytale remaking, Rapunzel lives the life of a poor nineteen-year-old girl who wants nothing more in life than to learn how to read. She sings so sweetly she can coax even a beast to sleep. She paints beautiful flowering vines on the walls of her plaster houses. Rapunzel can throw a knife better than any man. In this Rapunzel story unlike any other, a world of secrets and treachery is about to be revealed after seventeen years of lies.The one who needs rescuing isn’t always the one in the tower. And her skills as an artist rival those of any artist she’s m. Rapunzel can throw a knife better than any man around. Could there be more to this knight than his arrogance and desire to marry for riches and position?Īs Rapunzel acclimates to life in a new city, she uncovers a mystery that will forever change her life. The Golden Braid Melanie Dickerson Historical Fiction / Romance / Young Adult The one who needs rescuing isn’t always the one in the tower. After a young village farmer asks for Rapunzel's hand in marriage, Mother decides to move them once again-this time, to the large city of Hagenheim. But there are two things she is afraid her mother might never allow her to do: learn to read and marry.įiercely devoted to Rapunzel, her mother is suspicious of every man who so much as looks at her daughter and warns her that no man can be trusted.
From New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson comes The Golden Braid, a Rapunzel retelling that proves the one who needs rescuing isn't always the one in the tower.
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