Rossella Gentile – illustratör

It should have been simple. The prince defeated the dragon and stormed the castle. But this time his kiss doesn't wake the slumbering princess. Instead, he too falls into a deep sleep... With the evil fairy Maleficent's last curse controlling her mind, Princess Aurora must escape from a different castle of thorns and navigate a dangerous land created from her very own dreams. Thankfully, Aurora isn't alone. She has the mysterious, magical cat, Solere, and the charming prince Phillip to aid her. But as Maleficent's agents follow her every move, Aurora struggles to discover who her true allies are and, moreover, who she truly is. Time is running out. Will the sleeping beauty be able to find her inner power and wake herself up?

Based on the best-selling Disney novel series, the Twisted Tale of what would've happened if true-love's kiss hadn't awoken the sleeping beauty reaches its mesmerising conclusion in this second volume! Princess Aurora has awoken her inner power - but the battle to save her kingdom has only just begun! Alongside the charming Prince Phillip and the magical cat, Solere, the sleeping beauty must find a way to escape the twisted dreamland that has been her prison for so many years. Can the brave princess break Maleficent's curse and, more importantly, discover who she really is?

Part one of an engrossing manga adaptation of the bestselling Twisted Tale novel As Old As Time, featuring a twist on the classic story of Beauty and the Beast.What if Belle's mother cursed the Beast?When Belle touches the Beast's enchanted rose, memories flood through her mind—memories of a mother she thought she would never see again. And, stranger still, she sees that her mother is none other than the beautiful enchantress who cursed the castle and all its inhabitants. Shocked and confused, Belle and the Beast will have to unravel a dark mystery about their families that is twenty-one years in the making.