The main character is Marie’s fourteen year old daughter, Clara, whom we first meet after Marie’s untimely death. Under the guidance of Drosselmeyer, an inventor who lives in a sprawling estate, she combines imagination and mechanics to create the Four Realms, a magical fantasy world that becomes the setting for much of the story.Īnother major character is Sugar Plum, Marie’s treasured porcelain doll, which she brings to life in the Realms and whom she charges with being one of the Regents (or caretakers) of her creation. We see her both as a child and as an adult. There is Marie, whose parents die in a tragic fire. Using multiple points of view, Ruus guides us through the transformational arcs of three major characters. Meredith Ruus, the author, has given us a novelization of the Disney movie, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. There is Mari How will grief change us? Will we lose sight of who we are and why we are here, or will we gain (eventually) a deeper sense of identity and be in true possession of ourselves? Will we become bitter or better? That is the question this masterfully written book raises. How will grief change us? Will we lose sight of who we are and why we are here, or will we gain (eventually) a deeper sense of identity and be in true possession of ourselves? Will we become bitter or better? That is the question this masterfully written book raises.
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