num_pages: 253
description: In the traditional folk tale "Sleeping Beauty," the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. Anne Rice's retelling of the Beauty story probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire.
language: English
title: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
titlecomplete: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
genres: Fiction, Retellings, Erotica, Dark, Romance, Adult, Fairy Tales, Adult Fiction, Fantasy, BDSM
ratings_count: 55828
series: Sleeping Beauty
publisher: Penguin