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July 7, 2015

REVIEW: The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth

JayneC Reviews19th century / Fairy-Tales / Germany / Historical / Napoleonic wars / sexual abuse6 Comments

One of six sisters, Dortchen Wild lives in the small German kingdom of Hesse-Cassel in the early 19th century. She finds herself irresistibly drawn to the boy next door, the handsome but very poor fairy tale scholar Wilhelm Grimm. It is a time of tyranny and terror. Napoleon Bonaparte wants ... more >

September 19, 2014

REVIEW: Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads16th-century / 17th-century / Fairy-Tales / First-Person / France / giveaway / Historical / Italy / Venice52 Comments

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The amazing power and truth of the Rapunzel fairy tale comes alive for the first time in this breathtaking tale of desire, black magic and the redemptive power of love French novelist Charlotte-Rose de la Force has been banished from the court of Versailles by the Sun King, Louis XIV, ... more >

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