Living with Feet Too Big for a Glass Slipper The it is What it is Chronicles
Lynne Tapper
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Following a series of personal tragedies, including the break-up of my relationship, financial ruin and worst of all, my younger brother’s terminal cancer, I found myself questioning my life’s choices and turned to writing as a form of self-discovery. Through reflecting on my experiences, I realised that many people focus all of their energy in trying to make others love them, and in doing so, forget to love themselves. Building on this, I created a story about a ‘people pleasing’ princess, believing this theme would resonate with many readers.
Inspired by my childhood love of fairy tales, and books such as Gulliver’s Travels and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, I wanted to write books that were entertaining, full of profound observations of life, which would appeal to readers of all ages.
‘Perhaps the popularity of fairy tales shows that we are all children at heart, and that a return to simplicity is the order of the day. ‘Stories remind us that every day can be a new chapter in life, if we choose.’
Why is it different?
Living with Feet too Big for a Glass Slipper is book one of five in the Is What It Is Chronicles. The books are like looking at life through a kaleidoscope. It is full of colour – weird and wonderful characters, archetypal human themes, a fairytale setting and most importantly humour. I spent much of my life trying to fix things that I felt were wrong in my life. I used to beat myself up, enrolled on personal development courses galore, travelled the world, picked the wrong relationships only to discover that there was nothing really wrong in the first place. I was just on a journey and all those trials and tribulations were a means for me to grow. I was finally free to be and I wanted to write books that celebrate the human journey rather than tell people there was something wrong with them. Most importantly I wanted to make people laugh – as I have always believed that if you can laugh at some of your dubious choices things never quite seem that bad.
Why should a reader buy it?People should buy this book if they like to laugh and for those that find themselves questioning their life choices. Maybe people who feel stuck and don’t know how to make a change. Maybe people who are tired of taking themselves and life far too seriously. Anyone who has kissed their share of frogs on their journey to find their One. More importantly anyone who has a few minutes out of the day to escape into a magical world and forget their daily commute into work and start the day with a chuckle.
Synopsis
Welcome to the mythical kingdom of It Is What It Is, where everything is as it seems and people are the perfect performers in the game of life. In the year of 1212 B.R., Before Reason, the beautiful Princess Innocent is born in the Royal Borough of Look At Me, one of the many Drama Districts that constitute the Kingdom.Having been raised on the propaganda of the fairytale, Princess Innocent is ill-prepared for her life's journey when she leaves the castle to find her one true prince. Unfortunately she finds Prince Badboy, Captain Unavailable, Lord Lie-A-Lot and Prince Rescue-Me, among others.Both a parody of the fairytale and modern-day satire on the search for love in all the weird and wacky places, Innocent's fraught journey captures the essence of what it is to be fantastically human.A whimsical tale of magical realism that takes readers on a journey to a mythical Kingdom, Living with Feet Too Big for a Glass Slipper is the first of five in The It Is What It Is Chronicles. It is illustrated by Monica Alesina.About the Author
Lynne Tapper has always been a storyteller. She spent 11 years as an Early Childhood Educator in Vancouver, working with young inner-city children and using storytelling to entertain them and promote learning. After gaining a degree in Communications, Lynne moved into the training and personal advice field, where she has worked for the last 10 years in the UK.Following a series of personal tragedies, including the break-up of her relationship and her brother’s severe cancer, Lynne found herself questioning her life’s choices and turned to writing as a form of self-discovery. Through reflecting on her experiences, she realised that many people focus all their energy in trying to make others love them, and in doing so, forget to love themselves. Building on this, Lynne created a story about a ‘people pleasing’ princess, believing this theme would resonate with many readers.
Inspired by her childhood love of fairy tales, such as Gulliver’s Travels and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, Lynne wanted to write books that were both entertaining and throught provoking, full of observations of life, which would appeal to readers of all ages.
‘Perhaps the popularity of fairy tales shows that we are all children at heart, and that a return to simplicity is the order of the day,’ says Lynne. 'Stories remind us that every day can be a new chapter in life!’
Lynne currently lives between London and Vancouver working as an author and motivational trainer.
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Paperback
272 pages pages
Author
Lynne Tapper
Publisher
Matador an imprint of Troubador Publishing
Publication date
29th April 2011
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ISBN
9781848766600
