Saving Rapunzel
Jamie Campbell
(Independently published, April 28, 2020)
Please note: this is a novella. Flash fiction is a fun and quick read, not a full length novel.History is told from one person’s perspective. Sometimes they don’t get it right.The witch of the tower has been portrayed as being mean and evil spirited for too long. Now it is time for her to tell her side of the story.While Rapunzel laments her imprisonment in a tower, the witch Thalia tries to convince her it’s for her own good. Afraid to go outside, Thalia fears the knights are coming to harm them.When a persistent man continues to speak to Rapunzel, Thalia knows she must do something to stop him getting to her. With her hair growing longer, it will only be a matter of time before he can reach her.Vowing to keep a promise she made sixteen years earlier, Thalia makes a decision that could ruin the kingdom forever.Revisit the charming tale of Rapunzel as told from the perspective of the witch who kept her captive.Also in the Fairy Tales Retold Series:Cinderella is EvilKilling Snow WhiteThe Beast With No BeautyUgly Sleeping BeautyI Love Little RedHansel & Gretel: Devil Children