Danielle Teller a poursuivi le rêve de sa vie d'écrire après une carrière dans la recherche médicale et universitaire. Son œuvre explore les complexités des relations humaines et la trame des expériences de vie. L'écriture de Teller se caractérise par une profonde résonance émotionnelle et l'exploration de dilemmes éthiques. Elle cherche à capturer les réalités nuancées de la condition humaine.
Exploring the complexities of love and relationships, the Tellers share their insights on the journey to finding the perfect partner. Drawing from their experiences, they delve into the lessons learned from past relationships and the importance of self-discovery. Their narrative offers guidance on navigating the challenges of love, emphasizing that the path to a fulfilling partnership often involves trial and error.
In the vein of Wicked, The Woodcutter, and Boy, Snow, Bird, a luminous reimagining of a classic tale, told from the perspective of Agnes, Cinderella’s "evil" stepmother. We all know the story of Cinderella. Or do we? As rumors about the cruel upbringing of beautiful newlywed Princess Cinderella roil the kingdom, her stepmother, Agnes, who knows all too well about hardship, privately records the true story. . . . A peasant born into serfdom, Agnes is separated from her family and forced into servitude as a laundress’s apprentice when she is only ten years old. Using her wits and ingenuity, she escapes her tyrannical matron and makes her way toward a hopeful future. When teenaged Agnes is seduced by an older man and becomes pregnant, she is transformed by love for her child. Once again left penniless, Agnes has no choice but to return to servitude at the manor she thought she had left behind. Her new position is nursemaid to Ella, an otherworldly infant. She struggles to love the child who in time becomes her stepdaughter and, eventually, the celebrated princess who embodies everyone’s unattainable fantasies. The story of their relationship reveals that nothing is what it seems, that beauty is not always desirable, and that love can take on many guises. Lyrically told, emotionally evocative, and brilliantly perceptive, All the Ever Afters explores the hidden complexities that lie beneath classic tales of good and evil, all the while showing us that how we confront adversity reveals a more profound, and ultimately more important, truth than the ideal of "happily ever after."