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Bitter Greens (2014)

by Kate Forsyth(Favorite Author)

4.14 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1250047536 (ISBN13: 9781250047533)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Thomas Dunne Books

review 1: It took me awhile to finish this book but it was well worth the time. At first, even though I liked the story, it just didn't pull me from page to page. I kept at it and I am very glad I did. It tells three stories, of Margherita. a young girl who was taken by a witch as part of a bargain her parents had made, Selena Leonelli, courtesan and red haired muse of the famous artist, Tiziano, and French novelist Charlote-Rose de la Force, a noble woman banished from the court of the Sun King, Louis XIV. Their lives are twined together as this story of Rapunzel is told. Great loves and even greater defeats are all part of it. It has ethereal moments along with the grit of living in Paris and Italy where along with the very rich, grinding poverty is related in succinct detail. The... more end....a wonderful surprise element not to be missed. A fairy tale, first class all the way.
review 2: 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 nice flow from past to present and character to character. Although I must admit that I absolutely enjoyed reading about Margherita the most. Her story was the most interesting and the main focal point. Charlotte was great too. It just seemed like when the story would flash back to her, it was for just brief periods of time. Even Selena's story seemed to be expanded on. Overall, I did still enjoy this book a lot. There is nothing "Bitter" about this book. Just an amazing book and one of the best of 2014! less

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