He is weak from the effects of the gas and is saved by Emma who happened by the well and saw him in search of a locket (the gold ball) that she threw in anger. As is, his skin is torn and broken and his eyes are burned and swollen into slits. An American soldier fighting for the British troops named Jack got badly injured in a chlorine gas attack and was able to make his way to Emma's home and down her well to save himself from the gas. Her mother died in a bombing and Emma is literally caught between the Germans and Allies as they battle it out to control the North Sea ports. One would expect a story like the frog prince to be rife with magic and fairies and princes but the story of the frog prince is almost a gloss over the true story of the book.Įmma is a British aristocrat that got trapped in her mother's ancestral home in Belgium on the Western Front in World War I. This book felt much less like a fairytale than some of the others I have read so far. This is the third book I've read in the series and I continue to be impressed with the level of storytelling they provide. I have really begun to like the "Once upon a Time" series with it's interesting retellings of standard fairy tales in unconventional settings that I wouldn't have dreamed of.
This book is fun and exhilarating! I would recommend it to any girl (or boy) who loves the classic fairytales.Water Song: a Retelling of "The Frog Prince" by Suzanne Weyn This book was one of my favorites! Sweet, charming, adventure, danger, true love, espionage! It was right up my ally! This book is part of a collection called ‘Once Upon A Time,’ along with another book called Snow that I had reviewed previously.
With no way to reach her family, and no way to escape, Emma has to be as brave as possible and make the best of the situation and she learns that people aren’t always what they seem and magic is hidden in the most unsuspicious of places. Troops fight to take over her estate and Emma is taken prisoner in her own home. Emma Pennington is wealthy and used to being comfortable, but her life is completely changed when she and her mother are sent to Belgium to a family estate, the unthinkable happens, suddenly Emma is thrown right into the middle of the fight between the Germans and the Allies. Water Song is a sweet story that is based on the Brothers Grimm’s classic fairytale, The Frog Prince.
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