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An edition of Beauty (1996)

Beauty

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What if the fairy tale came true? In this moving and utterly convincing contemporary retelling of the beloved Beauty and the Beast tale, Susan Wilson brings to life a thoroughly modern woman who learns to look beyond a man's physical appearance to the beauty in his soul.

When Alix Miller travels to New Hampshire to paint Leland Crompton's portrait, nothing has prepared her for their first meeting. A writer of popular mysteries, Lee is hideously disfigured by a rare genetic disease - he's a recluse who interacts with the world only through his novels and his computer. He tells Alix that although he is willing to follow his wealthy family's tradition by sitting for a portrait, the painting will never be hung.

In the long hours of work that follow, deep in the wintry woods, Alix begins to discover the remarkable man beneath the disturbing exterior. They grow ever closer until Alix is suddenly called to attend her ailing father. Now both of them find themselves confronting their deepest fears. Can Alix really choose this man over her handsome, successful boyfriend? Lee must risk believing that Alix really sees the beauty within him and love himself enough to return to the world from which he has retreated.

Publish Date
Publisher
Pocket
Language
English
Pages
240

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Beauty
Beauty
July 1, 2003, Pocket
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: Beauty
Beauty
May 31, 1998, Random House Value Publishing
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Beauty
Beauty: A Novel
May 28, 1996, Crown
Hardcover in English - 1st ed edition

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First Sentence

"MY FATHER HELD OUT THE LETTER IN A HAND THAT shook a little with the tremor he'd had since my mother died, the sheaf of paper quivering like a breeze-rattled leaf."

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages
240
Dimensions
6.7 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
Weight
4.2 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7950517M
ISBN 10
0743460537
ISBN 13
9780743460538
Library Thing
38288
Goodreads
1017969

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MY FATHER HELD OUT THE LETTER IN A HAND THAT shook a little with the tremor he'd had since my mother died, the sheaf of paper quivering like a breeze-rattled leaf.
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