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| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Dortchen Wild |
| Setting: | Hesse-Cassel(Germany) |
Kate Forsyth
Paperback | Pages: 538 pages Rating: 3.95 | 3580 Users | 694 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Wild Girl |
| Author | : | Kate Forsyth |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First 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 |
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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.
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Ratings: 3.95 From 3580 Users | 694 ReviewsNotice About Books The Wild Girl
This is a wonderful book! I would highly recommend it to everyone who is interested in fairy tales. It's well written, well researched historical fiction. I learned so much about the Grimms brothers, the time period they lived in and where they got their stories from! The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because the love story between Wilhelm Grimm and Dortchen Wild dragged on a bit and got both tedious and painful to read. However had the author changed this in anyway it would haveI'm kicking myself for waiting so long to read a novel by Australian author Kate Forsyth. I purchased Bitter Greens in 2012 after reading a number of glowing reviews but *shame face* it's still unread ... I won't be stupid twice ;) The Wild Girl is an exquisite package, an epic tale of love, war and fairytales, impeccably researched, deftly layered and beautifully wrought. Kate, you hoped I'd be enchanted ... I truly was.My copies of the Grimm Brothers fairytales from childhood are well loved
The Wild Girl is a stunning tale of passion, love and war where history and imagination intertwine to create a wonderfully rich portrait of a woman whose contribution to the legend of the Grimm Brothers is finally acknowledged.Dortchen Wild lives in the small kingdom of Hessen-Cassel in Germany in the early 1800's, as Napoleon Bonaparte marches across Europe. One of five daughters of an apothecary, her only relief from her father's tyranny comes from the rare occasions she can escape his
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. I
I begged for a review copy of this novel knowing nothing about but that it was Kate Forsyth's newest. Forsyth wrote one of my 2013 top ten reads, Bitter Greens , and I will basically read anything she writes. My blind devotion was well rewarded with this one!Set in the early 19th century, this novel follows Dortchen Wild, neighbor of the Grimm brothers -- yes, those Grimm brothers. One of a handful of daughters of a cruel apothecary, Dortchen has had feelings for Wilhelm Grimm, but a
Happy endings are only for fairy tales, Dortchen thought, stepping through to her fathers walled garden.Once upon a time, during the Napoleonic Wars, the Wild family lived in the medieval quarter of Cassel, next to members of the Grimm family. Dortchen Wild and Lotte Grimm were the same age, and became best friends.The novel begins in December 1814: Napoleon is in exile, and Dortchen Wilds father has died. Dortchen has good reason to dance for joy. Shortly after, Wilhelm Grimm, whom she first
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
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