The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty :The First of the Acclaimed Series of Erotic Adventures of Sleeping Beauty Oxford University Press " ―Pamela Sargent

" ―Pamela Sargent

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

And why is their predator so enraged

to everyone's surprise

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty :The First of the Acclaimed Series of Erotic Adventures of Sleeping Beauty Oxford University Press " ―Pamela SargentRice 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.