Books like How to Spin Gold by Elizabeth Cunningham
Elizabeth Cunningham’s “How to Spin Gold” reimagines the classic Rumpelstiltskin tale through the eyes of an unnamed girl trapped in poverty and childhood prejudice. Scarred by a moon-shaped mark, a shortened leg, and a colorless left eye, she is shunned by her village and feared by its folk. Only the miller’s daughter, Aurelie, sees beyond the legend and recognizes her potential. In a bid for freedom, the girl leaves home, encounters the respected yet feared Wise Woman of the Western Wood, and becomes her apprentice. While mastering healing and hard truths, she wrestles with love and jealousy toward Aurelie as the Wise Woman’s legacy passes to her. The story ultimately unpacks the myth’s core themes of identity, naming power, and transformation in a vividly imagined world.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Speculative Fiction/Speculative Fiction
Authors: Elizabeth Cunningham
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