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The Princess Bride

William Goldman author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:4th Aug '08

Should be back in stock very soon

The Princess Bride cover

At long last, a wonderful jacket treatment for all the younger readers who have so far missed out on this amazing classic Also a classic cult film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Robin Wright Penn and Carey Elwes

Beautiful, flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley, the farm boy, and when he departs to make his fortune, she vows never to love another. So, when she hears that his ship has been captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts (no survivors) her heart is broken.Beautiful, flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley, the farm boy, and when he departs to make his fortune, she vows never to love another. So, when she hears that his ship has been captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts (no survivors) her heart is broken. But her charms draw the attention of the relentless Prince Humperdinck who wants a wife and will go to any lengths to have Buttercup. So starts a fairy tale like no other, of fencing, poison, true love, hate, revenge, giants, bad men, good men, snakes, spiders, chases, escapes, lies, truths, passion and miracles, and a damn fine story.

'A swash-buckling comic fantasy fairytale adventure my favourite book in all the world' Waterstone's Guide to Kid's Books

ISBN: 9780747590583

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

336 pages