Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, a handsome prince rescues a beautiful princess from the machinations of her wicked stepmother, sweeps her onto his white horse and rides off into the sunset.

Well, not quite.

Snow White as the innocent victim? Prince Charming as the dashing hero? Love at first sight? Happily ever after? In Sarah Pinborough’s wicked retelling of the classic tale, nothing is quite as you remember it…