You Are Never Too Old For Fairytales—Barbara Pierce

December 29, 2007 at 7:00 am | Category: blog

It’s a pleasure to be Sandy’s guest blogger today.

For those of you unfamiliar with me or my books, my name is Barbara Pierce. I currently write Regency historicals for St. Martin’s Press. I debuted in 2000 with A Desperate Game, and have gone on to write nine books. My latest installment in the Carlisle family series, Naughty by Nature was released earlier this month.

I normally feel like doing handsprings (okay, maybe not handsprings, but I can pull off a pretty impressive somersault) when I have a new book out. However, December is cold season time for me, and the nasty viral bug I came down with before Christmas has crushed all my good intentions this month. I sound so terrible, my husband has teasingly dubbed me “consumption girl”.

Fortunately, I’m one of those “the glass is half full” type of people, so I’m viewing this cold as an excuse to take a holiday break. With a mug of Earl Grey warming my cold hands and a box of tissues on my lap, I’ve donned my favorite pair of flannel pajamas and I’ve been catching up on all the movies that I’ve missed this year.

Recently I watched a delightful movie titled, Stardust. It’s based on a book (same title) by Neil Gaiman. This was an impulse rental for me, and I was thrilled to discover that it was a fairytale. I love a good fairytale! The movie possesses all the elements that make up an exciting romantic tale: a handsome hero embarking on a quest that will eventually reveal his destiny, a beautiful spirited heroine who literally was cast down from the heavens, a wicked villainess and her conniving sisters, flying pirate ships, magic, ghosts, and a satisfying happily-ever-after. The fact that Sir Ian McKellen was the narrator and Peter O’Toole had a brief part as the dying king of Stormhold was simply icing on the cake for me.

If you haven’t had the chance to watch this movie, I highly recommend that you put on your favorite pajamas, sit back, and enjoy the adventure!

Stardust has put me in the mood to revisit other fairytale themed movies. Not in any particular order, my top five are Princess Bride, The Brothers Grimm, Pan’s Labyrinth, Willow, and Ever After.

What are some of your favorites?

For fun, anyone who posts will be automatically entered in a random drawing for a signed copy of Naughty by Nature!

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