Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Quotes from the Book
The ugliest thing in the world is a beautiful woman without the brains or courage to know that [beauty] is nothing more than an accident.
There's nothing weak about beauty, child. The only weakness in it is if you think it means anything important.
We oft know little of who we were, only something of who we are, and nothing of who we may be.
You know what you are, young 'un? You're the grand bloody panjandrum of the painfully bleeding obvious.
...but hope seduces like a silver tongue, double-edged like a dagger that cuts both ways.
People pay money to go in there and that row thrown at them? Could stick your head in a bucket and whack it with a stick for free...
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About Charlie Fletcher
About the book
The city of London is in the middle of one of its most destructive wars in history. And yet most of its inhabitants don't even know it. The battle between the statues and gargoyles of London rages on. The stakes are high, with the spits engaged in a struggle against the evil taints that will determine the fate of their very souls. Twelve year old George Chapman and his friend Edie are caught in the middle. A glint with the ability to "see" the past, Edie has become a crucial asset in the ongoing war. The Gunner, a statue of a World War I soldier, continues do his part to help them in their quest. But George knows that he is the one who must play the biggest role in helping to bring an end to the war. With the Walker intent on forcing his evil designs on London and the world, George realizes that his destiny is inextricably tied to the Walker's destruction. In the end, the most important
Book details
- First published
- 2009
- Author
- Charlie Fletcher
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Goodreads rating
- 4.02 (3k ratings)
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