On the 3rd of July this year, Kate Forsyth’s latest historical novel, Beauty in Thorns will be released by Penguin Random House, and is being hailed as her best work yet. Beauty in Thorns is Kate’s fortieth novel, and centres on the Pre-Raphaelites, and the series of paintings that Edward Burne-Jones completed in 1890 that… Continue reading Release Date Announced for Kate Forsyth’s Beauty in Thorns
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Tales from the Kingdoms by Sarah Pinsborough
I received a copy from the publisher for review Title: Tales from the Kingdoms Author: Sarah Pinborough Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Hachette/Gollancz Published: 14/6/2016 RRP: $29.99 Format: Hardcover Pages: 464 Synopsis: Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty: stories you love, and that we think we all know...but why would a prince fall in love with a… Continue reading Tales from the Kingdoms by Sarah Pinsborough
The Rebirth of Rapunzel by Kate Forsyth
Fairy tales have a long and varied history, from their beginnings in an oral format, to fairy tale collectors such as The Brothers Grimm, and creators such as Hans Christian Andersen, Oscar Wilde and Charlotte-Rose de la Force, author of Persinette. Various authors and collectors have different versions of these tales stemming from different traditions… Continue reading The Rebirth of Rapunzel by Kate Forsyth
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