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Bitter Greens

Bitter Greens( )
Author: Forsyth, Kate
ISBN:978-1-4104-7425-4
Publication Date:Dec 2014
Publisher:Thorndike Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $30.99
Book Description:

The amazing power and truth of the Rapunzel fairy tale comes alive for the first time. . . . French novelist Charlotte-Rose de la Force has been banished from the court of Versailles by the Sun King, Louis XIV, after a series of scandalous love affairs. At the convent, she is comforted by an old nun, Soeur Seraphina, who tells her the tale of a young girl who, a hundred years earlier, is sold by her parents for a handful of bitter greens.

Book Details
Pages:786
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Historical / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.8 x 8.5 x 1.6 Inches
Author Biography
Forsyth, Kate (Author)
She is an Australian author who is well known for her historical novel Bitter Greens, which won the Historical Fiction category on the American Literary Association 2015 Reading List. She is the author of several children's books including The Gypsy Crown, The Puzzle Ring, The Starthorn Tree, The Wildkin's Curse, The Starkin Crown, and Dragon Gold. She has also published two heroic fantasy series, The Witches of Eileanan and Rhiannon's Ride, the poetry collection Radiance, and the novel Full Fathom Five under her maiden name, Kate Humphrey. Her more recent books include Vasilisa the Wise and Tales of Other Brave Young Women, and The Silver Well, which won the 2017 Aurealis Award for the best Australian collection.

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