GODMOTHER
Author: Carolyn Turgeon ISBN:
9780307407993
3/2009 FANTASY Publisher: THREE RIVERS PRESS
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Lil is an old woman who spends her days shelving rare books in a tiny Manhattan bookstore and lonely nights at home in her apartment. But Lil has an intriguing secret. Tucked and bound behind her back are white feathery wings–the only key to who she once was: the fairy godmother responsible for getting Cinderella to the ball to unite with her Prince Charming.
But on that fateful night, something went terribly and beautifully wrong. Lil allowed herself the unthinkable: to feel the emotions of human beings and fall in love with the prince herself, going to the ball in place of Cinderella in her exquisitely gorgeous human guise. For her unforgivable mistake, she was banished to live among humans, far from her fairy sisters and their magical underwater world. But then one day she meets Veronica–a young, fair-skinned, flame-haired East Village beauty with a love of all things vintage and a penchant for falling in love with the wrong men–and suddenly it becomes clear to Lil that she’s been given a chance at redemption. If she can find a soul mate for Veronica, she may right her wrong and return to the fairy world she so deeply longs for. . . .
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 RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS: 
A modern twist on the classic Cinderella tale, GODMOTHER is warm and witty. It is a novel that shows that sometimes second chances really can right wrongs, and that it’s never wise to assume that one shot at fulfilling destiny is all anyone ever gets.
Female friendship and the hope to effect a change for purely altruistic reasons are central to this story. Lil is the fairy godmother who made a mistake, but is given a second chance. She meets another woman in need of some romantic intervention and finally gets to erase the wrongs in her past. Veronica is not like Cinderella; she is all color, life and drama, and when she’s ready she is able to be exuberant and breathtaking.
A story about loss, and life, and doing things over, GODMOTHER is heartwarming and thought-provoking. I mulled over Lil, and her endless hunger, for a long time after I closed the pages on this book. She made an impression on me, and I believe she will make one on other readers, as well.
Kay James |
