The Wild Girl - Kate Forsyth • BookLikes (ISBN:1250047544)

The Wild Girl

by: Kate Forsyth (author)

Dortchen Wild fell in love with Wilhelm Grimm the first time she saw him.Growing up in the small German kingdom of Hessen-Cassel in early Nineteenth century, Dortchen Wild is irresistibly drawn to the boy next door, the young and handsome fairy tale scholar Wilhelm Grimm. It is a time of War,... show more

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Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 9781250047540 (1250047544)

ASIN: 1250047544

Pages no: 496

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Young Adult, Book Club, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Adult, Fairy Tales, Retellings, Fairy Tale Retellings

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Unabridged Chick rated it

10 years ago

http://unabridgedchick.booklikes.com Unabridged Chick 4.0

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Full review here. Who told the first fairy tales? Forsyth's novel represents what I love about historical fiction: it presents something many might have fuzzy familiarity with in a vibrant manner with people who stay in the mind well after the book has ended. In her opening note, Forsyth reminds...

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Worlds within Words rated it

11 years ago

http://JAustenrulesok.booklikes.com Worlds within Words 5.0 Beautiful, lyrical and magical

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I’d firstly like to say that the cover of this book is absolutely stunning (I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but the vivid colour and silhouetting makes it really stand out) and although I read an electronic copy of this book, the cover would definitely be tempting on a bookshelf. The...

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