Tell us a little about where that idea came from and what it meant to you to write it. Nerds and Beyond: This story of Rapunzel comes with another interspersed story of a brother telling his sister this new version while she gets chemo treatments at Sloan Kettering. The “puzzle” in the wildflowers at the ancient circle of stones is based on constellations he taught me as a kid (along with the magnitude of the objects, which were of course unnecessary in a fairy tale). I did have to double check on how long each “official” moon phase lasts and at what time it might rise in central/eastern Europe! The idea for her hair’s changing abilities just flowed naturally from the fact that they come from the moon, which changes… Liz Braswell: Funny you should ask…my dad was a scientist and is an amateur astronomer, so moons and stars are always sort of in the back of my mind. How much research did you have to do into moon phases and where did you get the ideas for the unique abilities of her hair? Now, the Sundrop flower was straightforward in its abilities but the Moondrop is much more complex. And I kind of always did like loves.Nerds and Beyond: In this retelling, Rapunzel has powers of the Moondrop flower instead of the Sundrop flower. LB: Don’t make me choooooose! Probably the Hatter? Cheshire has his charms. LB: I stuck mostly to the animated movie when writing this, especially visually, but there are definitely homages to the original books-both books! And some sneaky references to the real world of Charles Dodgson, which clever readers may catch.ĭ23: Who is your favorite Alice in Wonderland character? In college I visited my friend Katherine at Oxford and spent all of my time visiting every Alice hot spot: Christ Church College, Alice’s Shop, the park with the adorable deer…ĭ23: Were you able to incorporate elements from the original novels, animated film, or the live-action films? ![]() There’s a quote somewhere I need to find about a certain kind of girl always imagining herself as Alice… that was me as a child. LB: Everything! This was a super fun ride and I was honored to contribute to the world of Alice stories. They resonate because however you watch, see, listen to, or read fairy tales, they are a culture’s tradition and imagined history… and sneakily didactic, teaching lessons through fiction that might not sink in otherwise.ĭ23: What was your favorite part about getting to write this twisted take on Alice in Wonderland? LB: All of these Twisted Tales reimagine and reframe not only the Disney movies which people love, but also the stories the movies were based on. Liz Braswell (LB): Over a decade, 11 years, to be exact! On Alice’s Unbirthday anniversary of her first trip to Wonderland, her old friends beg her to return and save them all from the of the Queen of Hearts, who has rampaged destructively across Wonderland with her card army since Alice left.ĭ23: This series is now a New York Times Bestseller! Why do you think these Twisted Tales resonate so deeply with people? But can she do it before the end of time?īefore we dive into Unbirthday: A Twisted Tale this fall, enjoy this Q&A with Braswell:ĭ23: This is about if Alice was very, VERY late. Returning to Wonderland, Alice finds herself on a mission to stop the Queen of Hearts’ tyrannical rule and find her place in both worlds. And as Alice develops a self-portrait, she finds the most disturbing image of all, a badly injured dark-haired girl asking for Alice’s help: Mary Ann. There’s something eerily off about them, even for Wonderland creatures. ![]() But when Alice develops photographs she has recently taken about town, familiar faces of old suddenly appear in the place of her actual subjects-like the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, and the Caterpillar. She’s also interested in learning more about the young lawyer she met there-but just because she’s curious, of course, and not because he was sweet and charming. Alice is happy to meander to Miss Yao’s teashop or to visit the children playing in the Square. She’d rather spend golden afternoons with her trusty camera or in her aunt Vivian’s lively salon, ignoring her sister’s wishes that she stop all that “nonsense” and become a “respectable” member of society. As we wait for that very important date, D23 is proud to exclusively reveal the cover of Unbirthday: A Twisted Tale.Īlice is different than other 18-year-old ladies in Kexford, which suits her just fine. Written by one of our favorite authors, Liz Braswell, the young adult novel will be available on September 1, 2020. That’s the premise of Unbirthday, the next chapter in the popular A Twisted Tale novel series from Disney-Hyperion. What if Wonderland was in peril and Alice was very, very late?
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