A review by upnorth
The Light Princess by Veronica Murphy, George MacDonald

5.0

Beautiful high-stakes adult-appropriate fairy tale, with actual character development for both prince and princess. I loved MacDonald as a child, never read this one before. When the princess gets her prince (through an active choice), she keeps what she most values and also achieves her secondary pre-prince dream -- and isn't sure it's all that great after all, but that often happens when you achieve something you've always wanted.

I'd strongly recommend this edition, Maurice Sendak's illustrations added a lot to the experience.