The Telling of Shoes: A Dark Fairy Tale

New York City Judge, Julia Husson, narrates a mysterious and tragic tale about two young women: A princess and a shoemaker.When scientific evidence disputes her dying father’s paternity, the princess is cast into the cold. Betrayed by a stepsibling, she then finds herself locked in an asylum. But ultimately, it is the princess’ blood that infects her, as though a curse has been set upon her father’s house. Eventually, she escapes the imprisonment, but not the madness. Where is she now? Only Julia knows.All the while, Julia’s niece, the shoemaker, spends her days and nights toiling for a famous, and manipulative, shoe designer whose identity is hidden behind the guise of an outlandish, chenille dot birdcage veil. Although the obedient shoemaker is religiously devoted to the quest for the perfect shoe, she finds herself torn between two charming suitors: the first, a Method actor; the other, a gentleman of mystery. But when her pursuit of the elusive happily-ever-after reveals a cruel proposition, the outcome is deadly.