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Magic Slippers

by Barbara Boswell, Carole Buck, Cassie Miles

Published 1996ISBN 978-0-3807-8370-0

This captivating anthology utilizes the time honored fantasy of magical footwear to change each story's heroine and her lovelife: a pair of combat boots unites a starlet and her personal trainer, platform shoes work wonders for a day with boyfriend trouble and slinky T-straps heat up a business relationship. — BIRTHDAY SHOES by... more » Black suede pumps -- and a broken gypsy curse -- open a practical lady law assistant's eyes to the sensual charms of her work-obsessed boss -- and turn office politics into a desk-top sizzle. CUPID WEARS COMBAT BOOTS by Carole Buck Combat boots -- and a matchmaking teen --- convince a sex-kitten actress with a home-seeking heart that there is something far more important than her next action flick: going one-on-one with her virile combat instructor -- on a permanent basis. HEART AND SOLES by Cassie Miles Irridescent platform sandals -- and a punk fairy godmother -- expose the wild side of a practical-minded miss -- and thrust her into the arms of a long-lost love who'd like to re-park his own shoes under her bed.

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Fantasy, Romance, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Themes to notice

Fantasy · Romance · Fiction

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Balanced tone · Urgent pace

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Magic SlippersBarbara Boswell, Carole Buck, Cassie Miles
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Reading lengthLength not listed
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 1996
Primary categoryFantasyAlso cataloged under Romance and Fiction
ISBN-13
978-0-3807-8370-0
Language
English
Edition record
OL7434653M
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Begin with its place in Fantasy, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

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Three questions to carry with you

  1. Which familiar part of life becomes easier to see through this imagined world?
  2. What rules shape the world, and who benefits from them?
  3. Where does wonder, fear, or possibility change a character’s choices?

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