Snow White is the innocent daughter of the King who unexpectedly becomes the source of the Queen's jealous rage when she ages and becomes the most beautiful woman in the land. Although "Fairest of All" is a retelling of the classic Snow White story, Snow White herself is merely a secondary character in this novel. At the opening of the tale, Snow White is four-years-old: lovely, innocent, and desperately in love with her new stepmother. The pair are inseparable as the new Queen dedicates her life to loving and protecting the small girl, whom she calls her "little bird." When the King dies, Snow White becomes especially bonded with her stepmother and is disappointed when she notices the woman pulling away from her. In an attempt to slow Snow White's beauty, the Queen forces her to dress in rags and clean the castle like a servant, but there is no hiding Snow White's pristine beauty, both inside and out. No matter how terribly the Queen treats Snow White, the girl continues to love her and respect her wishes. She reaches out the Queen in an attempt to show her love, to pull the woman who once read her bedtime stories and showered her with kisses out of this terrible depression. Even when the Queen tears Snow White from her beloved, the Prince, and tries to kill her, Snow White forgives and forgets, embracing the apology and emanating pure love at the end of the novel.
