Disney’s Cruella de Vil is trending for devilishly good reason, Hello, Cruel Heart has hit shelves this week. Detailing the events of a teenage Cruella, this young adult novel is one story that Disney fans will not want to miss.
Written by best-selling author Maureen Johnson (Truly Devious, 13 Little Blue Envelopes), Hello, Cruel Heart is a companion for the Cruella film releasing this year:
An electric new story of teenage Cruella de Vil in an original novel inspired by the upcoming Walt Disney Studios Live Action Film, Cruella.
Swinging London, Summer 1967. Sixteen-year-old Estella, gifted with talent, ingenuity, and ambition, dreams of becoming a renowned fashion designer. But life seems intent on making sure her dreams never come true: having arrived in London as a young girl, Estella. spends her days running wild through the city streets with Jasper and Horace, amateur thieves who double as Estella’s makeshift family and partners-in-(petty)-crime.
How can Estella dedicate herself to joining the ranks of London’s design elite when she’s busy sewing endless costumes and disguises for the trio’s heists? When a chance encounter with Magda and Richard Moresby-Plum, two young scions of high society, vaults Estella into the world of the rich and famous, she begins to wonder whether she might, indeed, be destined for more after all. Suddenly, Estella’s days are filled with glamorous parties, exclusive eateries, flirtations with an up-and-coming rock star, and, of course, the most cutting-edge fashions money can buy. But what is the true cost of keeping up with the fast crowd—and is it a price Estella is willing to pay?
Hello, Cruel Heart is available now (digitally and physically) on Amazon, Disney Books and your local retailer for $17.99.
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