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| Title | : | The Wild Girl |
| Author | : | Kate Forsyth |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 538 pages |
| Published | : | March 18th 2013 by Random House Australia (first published March 13th 2013) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy. Romance. Fairy Tales. Adult |
Kate Forsyth
Paperback | Pages: 538 pages Rating: 3.95 | 3580 Users | 694 Reviews
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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 the 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, tyranny and terror. Napoleon Bonaparte wants to conquer all of Europe, and Hessen-Cassel is one of the first kingdoms to fall. Forced to live under oppressive French rule, the Grimm brothers decide to save old tales that had once been told by the firesides of houses grand and small all over the land. Dortchen knows many beautiful old stories, such as Hansel and Gretel, The Frog King and Six Swans. As she tells them to Wilhelm, their love blossoms. Yet the Grimm family is desperately poor, and Dortchen's father has other plans for his daughter. Marriage is an impossible dream. Dortchen can only hope that happy endings are not just the stuff of fairy tales.Present Books In Pursuance Of The Wild Girl
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Dortchen Wild |
| Setting: | Hesse-Cassel(Germany) |
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Ratings: 3.95 From 3580 Users | 694 ReviewsNotice Appertaining To Books The Wild Girl
I love Kate Forsyth, she is amazing writer. I gobble up her stories like they are cake!!!The Wild Girl is no exception, I devoured this story within two nights, I just pored myself over it. I really connected with the main character Dortchen Wild in so many ways, but especially her taste for life, her wild nature for adventure and the fierce way she loved. Forsyth has a beautiful talent of revealing the history within the story without making it a history lesson, yet you can learn a whole lot. IThis was a Goodreads First Read that I got about a year ago - which just goes to show I should never be given nice things, because they'll sit there for far too long and when I finally get round to them I'll regret having waited so long. Is there anything more exciting than getting a hardback book in the post? I don't think so. Why didn't I pick this up? I have no idea.It's a bit of a bipolar book - sometimes it's the adorable end of romance, sometimes shockingly dark all of a sudden. Sometimes
I'm so excited for this I just paid over $30 in shipping charges to get this from Australia. My fingers are still crossed for a US publisher to take notice of the brilliance that is Kate Forsyth.
Ive taken a bit of time between reading and reviewing this book, partly because I wanted to absorb the dark beauty of this stark, moving and occasionally horrifying tale, and partly because Id no choice. I was rendered not just speechless by this marvellous novel but, for a time, wordless too as I sought ways to describe the richness of Forsyths work, the wonderful layers that make up the tale of Dortchen Wild, a gregarious young girl who grows up in the small kingdom of Hessen-Kassel during the
March 13/2016:This book was..beautiful. I need more time to gather my thoughts because they're all over the place. Please keep in mind that this is an adult book. It had some pretty disturbing scenes to be honest. Not many but they were there. Update: March 17/2016Ok...I couldn't stop thinking about this book at all. I loved every minute of it, it felt like I was living with the characters. I could FEEL their pains and sorrows and desires and joy. I loved every single one of the Grimm brothers,
I wanted to give this four stars, because I really admire how well researched this book is and I understand that the author was working within the confines of historical fact. Unfortunately I just grew so frustrated with the heroine, when all her sisters were taking charge of their lives and she just went on being obedient and self sacrificing and even at the end she took forever to make up her mind. I understand the motivations and reasons behind it, but it seemed to go on forever. The heroine
I was pleasantly surprised to receive this in the post from Allison & Busby publishers. My first thoughts were, what a stunning cover.Id never seen this book or heard of it before, probably because it was not in my mainstream reading genre.When I investigated this book a little more it intrigued me. Loosely based around the Brothers Grimm. I remember that story from my younger days. And I remembered I loved it.This is the first retelling I have read. I see lots of my friends on Goodreads
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