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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 29 May 2018
Review: Author unravels new view of Cinderella story

By LINCEE RAY finds sanctuary in a nearby want to raise a young girl on
Associated Press village. his own. With Ella already
"All the Ever Afters: The Even though her "traveling attached to Agnes, the
Untold Story of Cinderella's husband" is barely around, union seems logical.
Stepmother" (William she eventually makes After they marry, Agnes
Morrow), by Danielle Teller a home for him and brings her daughters back
Have you ever considered their two daughters. Her to live at the manor. Ella is
the beloved fairy tale determination to survive threatened by the unique
of Cinderella from the pushes her forward in life. bond between Agnes and
perspective of the evil When tragedy strikes on her other daughters. She
stepmother? What if she all fronts, Agnes is forced broods in the attic, befriends
wasn't wicked at all, but to send the girls to school rodents and whines when
a loving woman who while she takes a job as a Agnes suggests that Ella
cared deeply for all of her nursemaid to the infant isn't grateful for all her father
children? Danielle Teller's daughter of the manor's has given their family. As
debut novel, "All the Ever Lord and Lady. The child's punishment, Agnes makes
Afters: The Untold Story of name is Elfida. Everyone her do laundry for an entire
Cinderella's Stepmother," calls her Ella. day. Soon after, rumors
answers this question with a Agnes develops a sweet begin to swirl that Agnes
fascinating reimagining of bond with Ella and treats forces Ella to live in the attic
the original tale. the young girl as her and do the cleaning for the
Before Agnes was an own. She raises Ella to be entire manor. What's worse
"evil" stepmother, she kind, gentle and full of is that Agnes has refused to
was a laundry girl and a compassion. let Ella go to the king's ball.
housemaid. Agnes is strong, Sadly, after Ella's mother "All the Ever Afters" provides
independent and a hard suddenly dies, her father a unique view of Ella's
worker, but that doesn't stop checks out from life and circumstances and how
her from being seduced by Agnes is left running the the young girl was far
a young man who has no household, as well as from perfect. Readers
intention of marrying her raising the Lord's daughter. will feel empathy for
once it's evident that she's It only makes sense for the Agnes, consider various
pregnant. two to eventually marry. This cover image released by William Morrow shows "All the misunderstandings and
Agnes is asked to leave Agnes doesn't want to be Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother," by think twice before labeling
Danielle Teller.
her housemaid job and a spinster. The Lord doesn't Associated Press her as wicked.q

Vintage denim: 125-year-old Levis sell for nearly $100K

By DAVID SHARP modern Levis, the jeans
Associated Press in those days had only a
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A single back pocket. There
buyer with a penchant for were no belt loops because
vintage denim has plunked men used suspenders back
down nearly $100,000 then.
for a pair of truly vintage The denim befits a larger-
jeans that come from the than-life character. The
American Old West. cotton jeans, with button
The 125-year-old Levi fly, had a size 44 waist and
Strauss & Co. blue jeans, 36-inch inseam, suggesting
which failed to sell at Warner was not a small
auction in 2016, now have man.
a new owner somewhere in They'd been stored for
Southeast Asia. decades in a trunk and
"It's somebody who loves were in pristine condition
old Levis," said Daniel Buck because Warner wore
Soules from Daniel Buck them only a few times
Auctions, who worked for 11 before falling ill, Soules said.
years on public television's Soules put the jeans up
"Antiques Roadshow." for auction in 2016, but a
The price puts it near record computer glitch botched
territory for old Levis. But the online bidding. Then
the private sale agreement the owner decided to go
prevents Soules from the private-sale route, he
disclosing the exact price This undated photo provided by Daniel Buck Auctions, of Lisbon Falls, said.
Maine, shows a portion of a pair of 125-year-old Levi Strauss & Co., denim
or the buyer's location, blue jeans that sold for nearly $100,000 this in May 2018 to a buyer in Asia. There's a market for rare
he said. The buyer sent a Associated Press jeans.
representative to Maine to A pair of 501 jeans
inspect the jeans before They were purchased in established one of the first The denim was produced manufactured in the
buying them on May 15, he 1893 by Solomon Warner, a stores selling American at a mill in New Hampshire, 1880s sold for $60,000 to a
said. storekeeper in the Arizona dry goods in Tucson and and the jeans were Japanese collector, Soules
There's no mystery behind Territory. Warner was a survived being shot by manufactured by Levi's said, and another pair, from
the jeans. colorful character who Apache Indians in 1870. in San Francisco. Unlike 1888, sold for six figures.q