Bitter Greens: Gives a voice to the women behind the beloved fairytale Rapunzel

by Kate Forsyth

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Three women bound together by the strands of fate



Charlotte-Rose de la Force, exiled from the court of the Sun King Louis XIV, has always been a great teller of tales.



Selena Leonelli, once the exquisite muse of the great Venetian artist Titian, is terrified of time.



Margherita, sold by her parents for a handful of bitter greens, is trapped in a doorless tower and burdened by tangles of her red-gold hair. She must find a way to escape.



Bitter Greensis a dark, beautifully written retelling of the Rapunzel tale, interwoven with the story of one of the tale's first tellers.
  • ISBN10 0749013672
  • ISBN13 9780749013677
  • Publish Date 25 February 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Allison & Busby
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Language English