The Beast's Heart... About the Book: A richly magical retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, from the point of view of the Beast. I am neither monster nor man - yet I am both. I am the Beast. I know why I was cursed; I know the legacy of evil I carry … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Beast’s Heart by Leife Shallcross
Fairytales Retold
New Release Book Review: Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women by Kate Forsyth
Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women... AUTHOR: Kate Forsyth ILLUSTRATOR: Lorena Carrington About: For many young women, the only fairy-tales they know are the ones that have been retold by Walt Disney studios. Once upon a time, these stories of magical transformation were meant for young women as they grew away … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women by Kate Forsyth
Book Review: The Tides Between by Elizabeth Jane Corbett
The Tides Between... About: In 1841, on the eve of her departure from London, Bridie’s mother demands she forget her dead father and prepare for a sensible, adult life in Port Phillip. Desperate to save her childhood, fifteen-year-old Bridie is determined to smuggle a notebook filled with her father’s fairy tales to the far side … Continue reading Book Review: The Tides Between by Elizabeth Jane Corbett
Quick Shots Book Review: Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
Bitter Greens… About: The amazing power and truth of the Rapunzel fairy tale comes alive for the first time in this breathtaking tale of desire, black magic and the redemptive power of love… French novelist Charlotte-Rose de la Force has been banished from the court of Versailles by the Sun King, Louis XIV, after a … Continue reading Quick Shots Book Review: Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
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