REVIEW: Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe

Dear Readers,

When I went to buy a copy of “Princess Furball” at Amazon, several other books were recommended to me as being of possible interest. “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters” was one of them. It has some elements of the classic Grimm’s version of “Cinderella.” Yet those who dislike that story because the idiot Prince can’t seem to recognize the love of his life without the aid of a shoe might enjoy this tale better.

In a small village across the river and a half day’s journey from a great ci...