The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty :The First of the Acclaimed Series of Erotic Adventures of Sleeping Beauty Oxford University Press His knowledge of Beth's secret

His knowledge of Beth's secret life colors his own tentative explorations of love and sex with the ephemeral Lily

Widely acclaimed as Naguib Mahfouz's best novel

a child with no name and no past

This is the tragic tale of the rise and fall of Camelot - but seen through the eyes of Camelot's women: the devout Gwenhwyfar

a middle-aged Texas writer

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty :The First of the Acclaimed Series of Erotic Adventures of Sleeping Beauty Oxford University Press His knowledge of Beth's secretRice writing as A. N. Roquelaure. In the traditional folk tale "Sleeping Beauty," the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. Anne Rice's retelling of the Beauty story probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire.