Bitter Greens - Kate Forsyth • BookLikes (ISBN:749013230)

Bitter Greens

by: Kate Forsyth (author)

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Charlotte-Rose de la Force, exiled from the court of the Sun King Louis XIV, has always been a great teller of tales. Selena Leonelli, once the exquisite muse of the great Venetian artist Titian, is terrified of time. Margherita, trapped in a doorless tower and burdened by tangles of her red-gold hair, must find a way to escape. Three women, three lives, three stories, braided together in a compelling tale of desire, obsession and the redemptive power of love. 'I so enjoyed Kate Forsyth's Bitter Greens: a fabulously tangled web of fairy tale and historical romance... Heartbreaking. Exquisitely sensual.' Essie Fox, author of The Somnambulist. 'History and fairy tale are richly entwined in this spellbinding story. Unputdownable!' Juliet Marillier, author of Daughter of the Forest

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Format: papier

ISBN: 9780749013233 (749013230)

Publish date: wrzesień 2013 (data przybliżona)

Publisher: Routledge

Pages no: 538

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Young Adult, Cultural, Italy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Adult, Fairy Tales, France, Retellings, Fiction

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Alissa rated it

10 years ago

http://Alissa.booklikes.com Alissa 3.0 Bitter Greens

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Nice mix of fairytale and historical fiction. This book tells the stories of three women, all unwilling to be meek and obliging as their societies or their guardians demand, and of how they strive to achieve agency and love.In the best tradition of modern fairytale retellings the story is dark, angs...

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Dispatches from Terabithia rated it

10 years ago

http://lyrrael.booklikes.com Dispatches from Terabithia 4.0 Bitter Greens

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Braids together the tales of French novelist Charlotte-Rose de la Force, a young girl with burnished red hair named Margherita, and the witch who holds her captive. Bitter Greens is a historical fiction cum fairytale retelling of Rapunzel, and it is richly woven together with attention to detail and...

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Donna@BookLoversParadise rated it

10 years ago

http://ljldml.booklikes.com Donna@BookLoversParadise 5.0 Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair.

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Remember the tale of Rapunzel? Well if you liked that story, you will love this book. But beware, this is not a Disneyfied version of the story. This is an ADULT version of the tale. Told from the viewpoint of the author of the story, the witch and the girl we now know as Rapunzel, this is a fas...

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Celticlady's Reading Room rated it

10 years ago

http://kathleenkelly.booklikes.com Celticlady's Reading Room 5.0 Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth

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Have you ever wondered where nursery rhymes or fairytales come from?? I think everyone does. Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth tells us about the fairytale of Rapunzel. I know I learned this as a young child. The book tells the story of three women, Charlotte-Rose de la Force who is cousin of the Sun Ki...

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100 Pages A Day...Stephanie's Book Reviews rated it

11 years ago

http://Mishker.booklikes.com 100 Pages A Day...Stephanie's Book Reviews 5.0 Bitter Greens

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History, fairy tale and magic combine in this enchanting story to tell about the lives of three extraordinary women. Charlotte-Rose de la Force was a lady in waiting in the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King. After a few too many scandalous love affairs, she is forced to retire into a strict abbey. ...

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