Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The wild girl by kate forsyth penguin books new zealand. Her books have been published in 17 countries, including japan, poland, spain and turkey. Feb 24, 2014 the wild girl by kate forsyth is sure to be a winner for all those readers who enjoyed her novel, bitter greens.
Kate forsyth is an australian fantasy author, best known for the witches of eileanan series, and the rhiannons ride series, which is also set in eileanan. Like that earlier selection, wild girl uses fairy tales to exemplify the life of the novels focus heroine. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Her books include bitter greens, a retelling of rapunzel which won the 2015 american library association award for best historical fiction. The wild girl by kate forsyth is sure to be a winner for all those readers who enjoyed her novel, bitter greens. Twelveyearold dortchen wild lives next door to wilhelm grimm and his brothers in the german kingdom of hessencassel. Growing up next door to the grimm brothers in hessecassel, a small german kingdom, dortchen told wilhelm some of the most powerful and compelling stories in the famous fairytale collection. Her most famous work, bitter greens, is the retelling of rapunzel. Shes also a poet and is studying a phd in fairytales.
Mar 18, 20 the wild girl tells the story of dortchen wild, the girl who loved wilhelm grimm. Kate forsyth must be congratulated for the detailed research she has conducted, and for all the hours it must have taken her to complete this masterpiece. Kate forsyth free ebook sampler ebook written by kate forsyth. Kate forsyth is the bestselling author of more than twenty books, ranging from picture books to poetry to novels for both children and adults. I wholeheartedly recommend the wild girl by kate forsyth her prose is effortless to read and her tales ultimately uplifting. Buy a cheap copy of the wild girl book by kate forsyth. The wild girl by kate forsyth overdrive rakuten overdrive. Bitter greens, which won the american library association award for best historical fiction, and the wild girl, which was inspired by the true story behind the grimm brothers. Mar, 20 the wild girl is a fanciful tale of love, overcoming adversity and following ones dreams by australian author, kate forsyth. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. The wild girl by kate forsyth meet your next favorite book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read kate forsyth free ebook sampler.
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