The Spindle

Written by Ashley Griffin

Narrated by Ashley Griffin

The Spindle is the classic fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty, retold from the dark fairy's point of view.

 Set in the Celtic world of the fifth century, the Faeries, elemental spirits charged with caring for the earth and all its inhabitants, are being forgotten and facing extinction. In a desperate bid for survival, sweet, sycophantic Violet, faerie of beauty, love and dreams, breaks the faerie law and gives the barren Queen a child, threatening to dismantle the future of human history. Her sister Nor, the faerie of death, who desires to be truly loved though she is shunned by all mankind, must right Violet's wrong and restore Princess Rose to her correct place in time before it's too late. Her plan is threatened by a prideful King desperate to maintain his power, the kind, poor gardener Arthur whose destiny is endangered by his deep love for the Princess he was never supposed to meet, and Princess Rose herself, an intelligent, passionate young woman fated to become one of the greatest rulers the land has ever known.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books in Motion
• Release date: Mar 29, 2023
• ISBN: 9781641924740

Ashley Griffin

Ashley Griffin is most well known as a Broadway writer/performer. Her work has been produced/developed at New World Stages, MTC, Playwrights Horizons and more. She was the recipient of the WellLife Network Award and a county commendation for her hit play TRIAL (directed by Lori Petty,) and has been nominated for six NYIT Awards across multiple categories. Ashley writes for American Theatre Magazine, and OnStage and has taught at NYU Tisch (where she received her BFA.) Ashley is the first person in history to be nominated for a major award for both playing and directing HAMLET for a theatrical production. Her bestselling debut novel THE SPINDLE debuted last year. She is based in NYC. www.ashleygriffinofficial.comTwitter: @ashleyjgriffinInstagram/Facebook/TikTok: @ashleygriffinofficial YouTube: Ashley Griffin