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Alchemy by Kate Forsyth
Category: Art
When a bestselling author and a much-esteemed painter meet at a party, they soon cook up the idea to collaborate and make a book about the life cycle of a woman... Two brilliant artists get together and plan a dramatic book in words and images about the twists and turns in the life cycle of a woman. Fr ...Show more
Beast's Garden by Kate Forsyth
Category: Fiction
A retelling of the Grimm's Beauty and The Beast, set in Nazi Germany. 'I fell in love the night the Nazis first showed their true nature to the world a' The Grimm Brothers published a beautiful version of the Beauty and the Beast tale called 'The Singing, Springing Lark' in 1819. It combines the well-kn ...Show more
Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth
Category: Fiction
A spellbinding reimagining of 'Sleeping Beauty' set amongst the wild bohemian circle of Pre-Raphaelite artists and poets. The Pre-Raphaelites were determined to liberate art and love from the shackles of convention. Ned Burne-Jones had never had a painting lesson and his family wanted him to be a pars ...Show more
Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth
Category: Fiction
The Pre-Raphaelites were obsessed with liberating art and love from the shackles of convention. Dante Gabriel Rossetti was the self-professed leader of the mysterious brotherhood of young men who were convinced they could change the world. Rossetti was smitten with his favourite model, Lizzie Siddal. Li ...Show more
Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
Category: Fiction
Winner of the 2015 American Libraries Association prize for Historical Fiction. A lovely stew of sex, fairytales and, well, sex really. THE AGE. An exquisite rendering of the story behind the Rapunzel fairy tale. Charlotte-Rose de la Force has been banished from the court of Versailles by the Sun King, ...Show more
Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
Category: Fiction
Of all the Grimm fairytales, 'Rapunzel' is one of the most mysterious and enduring. It is the story of a young girl who is sold by her parents to a witch for a handful of bitter green herbs. At the age of twelve, Rapunzel is confined by the witch in a tower without stairs or a door. Years later, a princ ...Show more
Butterfly in Amber, The (The Chain of Charms #6) by Kate Forsyth
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Chain of Charms
Luka and Emilia Finch are in search of the sixth and final charm-a butterfly in amber. It belongs to the Grayling family who gave up their gypsy ways and moved to London. It's 1658 and London is a dangerous city, filled with cutpurses and cutthroats, and stalked by the ever-present threat of plague. Tim ...Show more
Dancing on Knives by Kate Forsyth
Category: Fiction
A damaged family and their generations of dangerous secrets At twenty, Sara is tormented by terror so profound she hasn't left her home in five years. Like the mermaid in the fairytale her Spanish grandmother once told her, Sara imagines she is dancing on knives. She feels suffocated by her family, espe ...Show more
Dragonclaw: Book 1, The Witches of Eileanan by Kate Forsyth
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction | Series: Witches of Eileanan
The Witches of Eileanan, Book One. A gripping story of witches, enchantment, magical creatures and dragons. Since the Day of Reckoning witches and magic have been outlawed on Eileanan. The great towers, once centres of learning, are now abandoned ruins. The penalty for practising witchcraft is death. Ye ...Show more
Gardener's Son and the Golden Bird and other Tales of Gentle Young Men by KATE FORSYTH
Category: Picture Books
Finn travels the world in a magical quest to find the golden bird, in the company of a wise old fox. Rory releases a captured mermaid from his fishing net, and her father gives him a ring that will bring him his heart's desire. Bahram saves the life of a cat, a dog and a snake so, when he loses all he l ...Show more
Grumpy Grandpa by Kate Forsyth
Category: Picture Books
When Grandpa wakes, he's cross and cranky. He honks like an elephant into his hanky ... A delightful story about visiting Grandpa and discovering that people are not quite what they seem.