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Evangeline is gifted with a heavenly voice, but she is trapped in a sinister betrothal until she embarks on a daring escape and meets brave Westley le Wyse. Can he help her discover the freedom to sing again?Desperate to flee a political marriage to her cousin King Richard IIs closest advisor, Lord Shiveleya man twice her age with shadowy motivesEvangeline runs away and joins a small band of servants journeying back to Glynval, their home village.Pretending to be mute, she gets to know Westley le Wyse, their handsome young leader, who is intrigued by the beautiful servant girl. But when the truth comes out, it may shatter any hope that love could grow between them.More than Evangelines future is at stake as she finds herself entangled in a web of intrigue that threatens Englands monarchy. Should she give herself up to protect the only person who cares about her? If she does, who will save the king from a plot to steal his throne?When it comes to happily ever afters, Melanie Dickerson is the undisputed queen of fairy tale romance, and all I can say islong live the queen! Julie Lessman, award winning authorA full length, clean reimagining of the fairy tale The Little MermaidIncludes an excerpt from The Golden BraidIncludes Discussion Questions for Book Clubs : The Silent Songbird: 9780785240365: Dickerson, Melanie: Books
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Melanie Dickerson's book The Silent Songbird is a retelling of the story The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson. My favorite Disney princess growing up was Ariel, so I was very excited to read this story. This book is also part of Dickerson's fairy tale collection, 304 pages Author Melanie Dickerson continues her tradition of adapting classic fairy tales with The Silent Songbird, based on The Little Mermaid. I'll be honest: I had to go to Dickerson's website to look up which fairy tale she was retelling because, halfway through the 304 pages The Silent Songbird is Melanie Dickerson's most recent novel, and is a book I was very excited for! She writes some of the best historical fiction I've ever read and the best fairy tale retellings so I'm always happy to get an opportunity to read some of her writing, and 304 pages I have to admit, I wasn't sure that I would like The Silent Songbird by Melanie Dickerson. I was hooked withing the first few pages and I couldn't put it down. This is the first book I've read by Melanie, but I can promise, it will not be the last. Set in England in the 304 pages Another enchanting, romantic Young Adult fairytale retelling from Melanie Dickerson! Evangeline, a young woman with a beautiful voice (and the ward of King Richard), is kept in a castle but longs to go out into the world. She finds her chance when she must escape 304 pages
This is another great Melanie Dickerson book. I loved this book from the very first page, which always happens with this series, but I seemed to fall in love with this one a little bit faster than the others. Right from the beginning we see that Evangeline is a tough and 304 pages Evangeline is the King Richard’s cousin. Her beautiful singing voice is the jewel of the land, and she is admired by noblemen and peasants alike. But Evangeline has a problem. As the King’s cousin she is used to ‘reward’ Lord Shiveley through marriage. Lord Shiveley is 304 pages The Silent Songbird is a retelling of The Little Mermaid, though it's been so long since I've read that and Melanie Dickerson does such an extraordinary job of putting her own spin on the classic fairy tales, that I wouldn't have known if I hadn't read it in the author's 304 pages