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In the traditional folktale of "Sleeping Beauty," the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. It is an ancient story, one that originally emerged from and still deeply disturbs the mind's unconscious. In the first book of the trilogy, Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquelaure, retells the Beauty story and probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire. Here the Prince awakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete and total enslavement to him . . . as Anne Rice explores the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic that becomes, with her skillful pen, a compelling experience. Readers of Fifty Shades of Grey will indulge in Rice’s deft storytelling and imaginative eroticism, a sure-to-be classic for years to come.
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“his sex” “her sex” “his organ” “her organ”...
I'm afraid this (somewhat groundbreaking in its time) book did not age well.
NVM im not about to read 200+ pages of non-consensual bdsm, i feel bad for her & i hate anne rice
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4 primary booksSleeping Beauty is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1983 with contributions by A.N. Roquelaure and Anne Rice.