Cinderella's Dress: A 1940s Fairy Tale

Written by Shonna Slayton

Narrated by Catherine Gaffney

On the home front in 1944, Kate wants to do her part for the war effort. She'd prefer filling in for the window dressers at the New York department store where she works, but her mother insists on sending her to audition for roles she never gets.

When relatives arrive from war-torn Poland with a mysterious steamer trunk and an even more mysterious story, her life is about to hit center stage.

Kate's elderly aunt claims she is the keeper of the wardrobe for Cinderella's family--the real Cinderella. Her responsibility is to keep the dress safe and now she wants Kate's help. But the war has taken a toll on Kate's aunt and nothing is as it seems.

While navigating family and first love, Kate will have to uncover layers of family secrets as her own secrets stack up.

Will she get to the truth before it's forgotten?

If you like the nostalgia of a historical novel and the sweet romance of a fairytale retelling, then you'll love this continuation of the Cinderella story. Listen to it today.

The Fairy-tale Inheritance Series can be read in any order. Aside from the Cinderella books (read DRESS first), they are all stand-alone novels. But if you'd like a reading order, you can follow this one:

• Cinderella's Dress
• Cinderella's Shoes
• Cinderella's Legacy (novella)
• Snow White's Mirror
• Beauty's Rose
• Sleeping Beauty's Spindle
• The Little Mermaid's Voice

• Language: English
• Publisher: Amaretto Press
• Release date: Nov 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781947736139

Shonna Slayton

SHONNA SLAYTON writes historical fairy tales and is the co-creator of the Fairy-tale Forum group on Facebook. She finds inspiration in reading vintage diaries written by teens, who despite using different slang, sound a lot like teenagers today. When not writing, Shonna enjoys amaretto lattes and spending time with her husband and children in Arizona.

Reviews for Cinderella's Dress

[thebacklistbook · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book has reawakened my royal fever. Seriously we just had a charity book sale and I got two royal biographies. I love the idea that Cinderella was based on a real royal family. The writing style made this so easy to read. I would love it if this became a series.

[bookbrig-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Sweet and quiet story that's not quite a fairytale retelling so much as a slight mystery with fairytale allusions. I liked the characters, but it was slow enough plot-wise that I don't think I'll read the next story.

[hestapleton · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What if fairy tales were real? What if Cinderella really existed and her famous dresses had to be hidden and kept out of the hands of the evil stepsisters? And what if they eventually found their way from Poland to NYC in the 1940s? Slayton’s writing is vivid and her plot makes perfect sense. This is a wholesome story about true love, belief, and family. There are three more books in the series. ?????