‘Perfect love casts out fear.’
Beauty is only skin deep. I always thought this was a quote from
Shakespeare but when I looked it up I found the first use of the phrase is attributed to English
poet and essayist Sir Thomas Overbury, in 1613: ‘All the carnall beauty of my
wife, is but skin deep.’ (What his wife
thought of that is not recorded.) I also found that the saying ‘beauty
is in the eye of the beholder’ is credited to Irish author Margaret Wolfe
Hungerford, who wrote popular fiction under the pseudonym of 'The Duchess'.
Beauty – and perceptions of it - is the subject of Beauty’s Curse, an engaging modern fantasy
by Jodi Woody. Four people each live with
a curse that can never be broken. Can the scarred and orphaned Hope show that beauty
really is in the eye of the beholder? Will they ever learn that true love can
break the chains that bind them?
Beauty’s Curse is
a thought provoking fairy tale of life and death, love and trust. Find out if
it has a happy ending.
About the Author
Jodi Woody lives in Wisconsin with her husband Eddie. She
has seven grandchildren and a Jack Russel called Buddy. Her writing goal is to make
some characters come alive and to provide a small place of escape for my
readers. She says ‘I’ve always loved the
written word and enjoy writing almost as much as reading. My tastes run from science fiction and fantasy,
steampunk and westerns, to historical and romance. My all-time favourite
stories are fairy tales, especially ones that have been re-written for adults.’ Jodi has a website at http://authorjodiwoody.com/ and is on Twitter @JodiWoody