Unstoppable - front cover

Unstoppable by Diann Rodgers-Healey

 

Description

 

When a little girl’s hair grows outrageously, one would simply know that a haircut is needed badly. But this option is out for Princess Melina, even though her hair grows unstoppably.

Her father, King Fartysand commands that her hair is never to be cut. So, her mother, Queen Laviniya, and her loyal followers take care of the Princess’ billowing metres of hair. When they and the Princess defy Fartysand’s command in small ways, he unleashes his windy revenge to ensure their obedience.

But on her nineteenth birthday, when Fartysand declares the Princess is to be married off, against her wishes, what will she do? Will she find a way to stop the madness and assert herself; free her people; take control of her massive hair, and live happily ever after? Or will she accept her ridiculous fate?
This story promises to amuse, captivate and inspire children to think about courage and strength in the face of adversity and power, and appreciate the pursuit of self-empowerment and equality.

The novel’s Cover designed by Diann Rodgers-Healey shows the main character of the story, Princess Melina with her extremely long unstoppable growing hair. 

Special Thanks are extended to Richard Healey for the interior’s Book Design.

Review of Unstoppable


Poignant and hilarious in one! This delightful story of the brave princess with the unstoppably growing hair, her kind and principled mother who loved her daughter without judgment, and the despotic patriarch who was king, and who led by fear and his dreadfully smelly habits, is a poignant allegory of courage in the face of adversity. It is funny, but it is also empathetic and caustic, reflective of society’s greatest imperfections. If power produces the worst examples of leadership and kingship, then courage and determination in the face of the abuse of power, is a given. And who could forget the friendship and trust in the end of team Orion and Melina, the basis of all the best teams? Yet the most resounding words are those of Queen Laviniya to her daughter Melina in the end, words all mothers should be able to say to their daughters, when they have both experienced cruelty;

“Melina, putting up with your father’s cruel demands and standing up to him, all took immense courage. You lived carrying all that hair for decades, enduring all the pain and his hate. You lived with it knowing he is your father. I merely spoke some words of support now and again. You are phenomenal darling and your life is one of courage and bravery all the way through. Please never forget that.”

Nazhat Shameem

Book Details

Print ISBN: 978-1-7636358-6-9 Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2025

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1763635869

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.1 ounces

Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 – 12 years

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.37 x 8 inches


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