Many
fairytales in the West present stepmothers as evil. They are tall, with arched
eyebrows and tightly clipped hairstyles; and they are, if I may say so,
exceptionally fashionable. At least, that is how I picture them in my mind, a
personal view reinforced by children’s picture books and animated movies. As
obvious examples, there is the intriguing stepmother of Snow White, the predictable
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