Beauty
by Susan Wilson
What if the fairy tale came true? In this moving and
utterly convincing contemporary retelling of the beloved
Beauty and the Beast tale, Susan Wilson brings to life a
thoroughly modern woman who learns to look beyond a man's
physical appearance to the beauty in his soul.
When Alix Miller travels to New Hampshire to paint Leland
Crompton's portrait, nothing has prepared her for
their first meeting. A writer of popular mysteries, Lee is
hideously disfigured by a rare genetic disease -- he's a
recluse who interacts with the world only through his novels
and his computer. He tells Alix that although he is willing to
follow his welathy family's tradition by sitting for a
potrait, the painting will never be hung.
In the long hours of work that follow, deep in the wintry
woods, Alix begins to discover the remarkable man beneath the
disturbing exterior. They grow ever closer until Alix is
suddenly called to attend her ailing father. Now both of them
find themselves confronting their deepest fears. Can Alix
really choose this man over her handsome, successful boyfriend?
Lee must risk believing that Alix really sees the beauty
within him and love himself enough to return to the world from
which he has retreated.
_Beauty_ celebrates the transformative power of love and the
beauty awaiting those who learn to see with the eyes of the
heart.
Beauty and the Beast
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