She gains interest in painting and starts taking painting lessons, where she meets the young and handsome Caspar. Iris lost her father early, changed home many times before settling in the Netherlands, and was forced to grow up and take responsibility early on. Iris has suffered greatly in her life, which caused her hardened aura.

She is also in charge of taking care of Ruth, her older sister, who isn’t mentally well. Iris has a reserved nature, but is kind-hearted and a peacemaker between her mother and her beautiful stepsister, Clara.

The novel is a re-imagining of the classic fairy tale, “Cinderella”, and is told from the perspective of the younger stepsister who is called Iris Fisher. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. That night, the fairy tale of Cinderella and her pumpkin carriage is spun, and the next morning her prince comes to collect her.Īt the end of the tale, the characters' eventual fates are revealed: Iris marries Caspar and paints at his side, sometimes under his name Caspar 'dutifully' cares for Ruth and Clara eventually dies in New Amsterdam from a complaint of the heart.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. While at the ball, Ruth does the unthinkable out of jealousy and love of Clara and Master, burning down the Master's magnum opus, a painting of Clara. Iris secretly helps Clara get to the ball and the prince immediately falls in love with her. Margrethe makes Iris and Ruth go to the ball in the hopes of making the prince fall in love with Iris. While caring for her sisters and keeping the peace between Clara and Margarethe, Iris develops a painter's eye and spends time studying under a local painter known as The Master, and his apprentice, Caspar. Having fled from the Fens of Cambridgeshire, England to Haarlem, the Netherlands, upon her father's death, Iris is slightly at odds with the world and often contemplates the value of beauty and ugliness. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister tells the story of Iris, the plain younger daughter of Margarethe Fisher, as she takes care of her mentally challenged older sister Ruth and her beautiful stepsister Clara.

Confessions of an ugly stepsister