She is also the author of the bestselling Trade Wind and Shadow of the Moon.
She became world famous with the publication of her monumental bestseller, The Far Pavilions.
When she grows up and her parents agree to a scheme of hiring a dragon to attract some prince in an attempt to marry her off, Amy runs away, and, because she is so ordinary, she easily becomes the fourteenth assistant kitchen maid at the royal palace of King Algernon at Amber in the neighboring kingdom of Ambergeldar, where she meets a strange young man named Peregrine (or Perry) who calls himself a “man of all work.” What will happen to Amy? Will she ever be able to return home? And exactly who is Perry? Author Mary Margaret Kaye (1908-2004) was born in India and spent much of her childhood and adult life there. In fact, Amy is so ordinary that would be suitors find excuses to leave as soon as they meet her.
Unlike her sisters, she has brown hair and freckles, and prefers outdoor adventures. However, the fairy Crustacea, who is old, rather deaf, and of uncertain temper, gives her the gift of being ordinary. The fairy godmothers give her gifts of charm, wit, grace, and courage. Seventh daughters are supposed to be especially lucky. Then they have a seventh daughter, Amethyst Alexandra Augusta Araminta Adelaide Aurelia Anne. King Hulderbrand, whose great great great grandmother was apparently Princess Aurora of Sleeping Beauty fame, and Queen Rodehesia, rulers of Phantasmorania who live in their castle at Phanff, have six beautiful princess daughters named Diamond, Opal, Emerald, Sapphire, Crystal, and Pearl. republished in 2002 by Puffin Books, a division of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers of the Penguin Group, 345 Hudson St., New York City, NY 10014). The Ordinary Princess (published in 1980 by Doubleday and Company Inc. No other compensation has been received for the reviews posted on Home School Book Review. Any books donated to Home School Book Review for review purposes are in turn donated to a library. (1=nothing objectionable 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms 3=some cursing or profanity 4=a lot of cursing or profanity 5=obscenity and/or vulgarity)ĭisclosure: Many publishers and/or authors provide free copies of their books in exchange for an honest review without requiring a positive opinion. Publisher: Puffin Books, reprinted in 2002
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