Glass Slippers and Stilettos: A Collection of Short Stories
by Ana LindenPublish: May 10, 2018Contemporary Romance Romance Women's Fiction HumorBook Overview
Regina is the woman everybody loves to hate and hates to love. Behind the gorgeous, demurred façade lurk selfish ambition, ignorance, avarice and a desperate need to find her happily ever after. Her constant search for a man to rescue her and make all her wildest dreams come true takes her on a sinuous, often obscure, but always entertaining path. Regina may try to deny it, but she is no innocent princess, Prince Charming is often a beast in disguise and modern-day "happily ever after"-s are nothing like their fairy tale version.The ten short stories are a satire of her journey, presenting the almost stereotypical character in various everyday situations, all of them related to her extraordinary ability to manipulate the men in her life. Other (often equally shallow) characters, such as Nice Guy, Boyfriend, Ex, Impeccable Pedigree, Sweet Girl, Lover or King will keep her company, allowing Regina to use them and occasionally using her, thus supporting her belief that she is a victim of circumstance. Charismatic and wild, Regina likes to enjoy all life's pleasures and wants to have the best of everything, while endeavouring to preserve her "good girl" image. There are many obstacles between Regina and the ideal man, but her high heels relentlessly walk over them and the people in her way, hoping for her dream marriage to become reality.
In spite of her many flaws, Regina remains a likeable "villain" able to trigger a spark of compassion mainly because one can occasionally relate to her amusing predicaments and moral dilemmas. After all, many have struggled with some of these issues – or similar ones – at least once...
