Bitter Greens

from Carpe_Librum

Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth is essentially the story of Rapunzel, a children's story we all think we know pretty well. However in the hands of Australian author Kate Forsyth - who is currently undertaking a Doctorate in fairytale retellings - the story is told anew and adult readers are in for ...

from JanAyres

A thoroughly enjoyable novel, twisting backwards and forwards through time and through France and Italy to tell the story behind Rapunzel, and also the ups and downs of the life of the author of as she moves from Gascony to the French court, to exile in a convent. It also refers to the horrendous...

from alcarinqa

There's something mesmerising about Kate's writing, something that weaves together the true story of a wonderful woman with the mythology of Rapunzel so you can't tell where one ends and the other begins. The books is set out as a story within a story around a memoir, and I am impressed with the ...

from Cherylk

If you are a fan of fairy tales and historical stories then you need to grab a copy of this book. I like fairly tales and do on occasion like to read historical stories. It just depends on the historical story. Wow. Just Wow. This book had everything...great characters, wonderful story telling, a...

from BrokenTeepee

I knew nothing of the origins of the fairy tale Rapunzel. It was just one of those snippets of a story I had in my head of a young woman in a tower with a LOT of hair. To tell the truth I really didn't know the entire story. I do love this current genre of book in which the old familiar stories a...