Review: RUMPEL
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2010
Eileen Cruz Coleman's RUMPEL has given new life to the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. In Ms. Coleman's version the devious Rumpelstiltskin still strikes a deal with a poor miller: a magic spinning wheel that turns straw into gold in exchange for his unsuspecting daughter's first born. But from royalty and common folk to spirits, trolls, witches, and angels, there's so much more to the tale this author weaves, one that in many ways parallels the injustice of modern society--misuse of power, forbidden romance, unyielding discrimination, and poverty at its worse. RUMPEL is a must read for anyone who enjoys a thought-provoking escape into Old World fantasy.