I don't know how long we watched it, turning and turning, flashing gold with every revolution. Round and round the spindle went, and the gleaming of gold turned with it. Something pulled out from the brown straw and through his knobby fingers, and where it shoudl have gone onto the spindle, the finest strands of gleaming gold threads appeared. And Charlotte's mill, her family, her love - what do those matter to a stranger who can spin straw into gold? This is an award-winning and wholly original retelling of "Rumplestiltskin." As if it were a roving of wool! Rosie and I stood there and watched him, moment by moment, as the spindle bobbed and twirled. But the gleam of gold conjures a shadowy past - secrets ensnaring generations of Millers. To get the thread, Charlotte must strike a bargain with its maker, the mysterious Jack Spinner. It promises a future for her sister, jobs for her townsfolk, security against her grasping uncle - maybe even true love. Summary The gold thread promises Charlotte Miller a chance to save her family's beloved woolen mill.
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