I Read Stories: Glass Slippers, Iron Shoes by J C Pillard

 

Glass Slippers, Iron Shoes by J C Pillard in Corvid Queen

Ella’s on the way back from the ball, her coach is now a pumpkin yet her shoes remain ridiculous. She’s offered a lift by an old woman who recognises what’s up. Fairy magic.

The old woman once found herself caught up in it. She doesn’t wear shoes, her feet were burned. Is fairy magic just glamour? What then of the glass shoes.

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