Prepare to be enchanted…  Enter a land of magic, adventure, and of course, true love, with the Ella Enchanted LitJoy Edition! Gail Carson Levine's fairytale retelling asks us to follow Ella, a brave girl with a troublesome "gift." Fly through the pages on a magical journey where she braves perilous danger, makes surprising new friends, realizes the power of love, and finds what she was truly looking for: herself. The Ella Enchanted LitJoy Edition features:         AUTHOR SIGNATURE: hand-signed by the author, Gail Carson Levine         SIGNATURE PAGE: a custom designed signature page         AUTHOR LETTER: exclusive author letter from Gail Carson Levine         COVER: an enchanting NEW gold-embossed cover by @rachelquinlanart         ENDPAPER ART: exclusive endpaper art that will take your breath away by @rachelquinlanart         EDGES: gorgeous gilded page edges         And comes with a ribbon bookmark         Book measures: 5.3 inches x 8 inches (13.5 cm by 20.2 cm) Book Summary: At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent young fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her the "gift" of obedience. Anything anyone tells her to do, Ella must obey. Another girl might have been cowed by this affliction, but not feisty Ella: "Instead of making me docile, Lucinda's curse made a rebel of me. Or perhaps I was that way naturally." When her beloved mother dies, leaving her in the care of a mostly absent and avaricious father, and later, a loathsome stepmother and two treacherous stepsisters, Ella's life and well-being seem to be in grave peril. But her intelligence and saucy nature keep her in good stead as she sets out on a quest for freedom and self-discovery as she tries to track down Lucinda to undo the curse, fending off ogres, befriending elves, and falling in love with a prince along the way. Yes, there is a pumpkin coach, a glass slipper, and a happily ever after, but this is the most remarkable, delightful, and profound version of Cinderella you'll ever read. I’m ex