Bitter Greens Audiobook

Quotes

• “Kate Forsyth’s Bitter Greens is an enthralling concoction of history and magic, an absorbing, richly detailed, and heart-wrenching reimagining of a timeless fairy tale.”

  — Jennifer Chiaverini, New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Rival

• “A magical blend of myth and history, truth and legend, Bitter Greens is one of those rare books that keeps you reading long after the lights have gone out, that carries you effortlessly to another place and time, that makes you weep and laugh and wish you could flip forward to make sure it all ends happily ever after—but for the fact that if you did so, you might miss a line, and no line of this book should be missed.”

  — Lauren Willig, New York Times bestselling author of The Ashford Affair

• “See how three vividly drawn women cope with injustice, loneliness, fear, longing. See how they survive—or perpetrate—treachery. Surrender yourself to a master storyteller, to delicious detail and spunky heroines. Bitter Greens is a complex, dazzling achievement.”

  — Susan Vreeland, New York Times bestselling author of Clara and Mr. Tiffany

• “Kate Forsyth wields her pen with all the grace and finesse of a master swordsman. In Bitter Greens she conjures a lyrical fairy tale that is by turns breathtaking, inspiring, poetic, and heartbreakingly lovely. Set like a jewel within the events of history, it is pure, peerless enchantment.”

  — Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author

• “Threads of history and folklore are richly intertwined to form this spellbinding story.”

  — Juliet Marillier, Alex Award–winning author of Daughter of the Forest

• “The best fairy tale retelling since Angela Carter.”

  — Kim Wilkins, Aurealis Award–winning author of Angel of Ruin

• “A must for all lovers of historical fiction—Philippa Gregory watch out!”

  — Pamela Freeman, Aurealis Award–winning author of The Veil of Gold

• “Forsyth has transformed what must have been a truly massive amount of research into a rich and lively story, presenting historical realities that seem fantastical and fantastical elements that feel real.”

  — Margo Lanagan, World Fantasy Award–winning author

• “Skilfully weaving a delicious, disturbing, multicolored story, Kate Forsyth’s Bitter Greens grippingly brings to life a world of magic, corruption, cruelty, and love.”

  — Sophie Masson, Wrightson Prize–winning author of The Hunt for Ned Kelly

• “Forsyth, a PhD candidate in fairy tale retellings, reflects her depth of knowledge in this captivating novel that enchants with its gorgeous narrative and memorable characters who discover how the choices we make define and bind us. Full of palace intrigue, dark magic, romance, and lush, evocative descriptions, this is historical fiction at its finest.”

  — Library Journal (starred review)

• “Fans of this type of fiction will doubtless be enchanted by the operatic nature of the stories and the fascinating historical details of life at Louis’ court.”

  — Booklist

• “Bitter Greens is pure enchantment—gripping and lyrical…Kate Forsyth weaves an engrossing, gorgeously written tale…Forsyth has crafted an often terrifying but ultimately redemptive dark fairy tale of the heart.”

  — Stephanie Cowell, author of Claude & Camille

• “Kate Forsyth’s Bitter Greens is not only a magnificent achievement that would make any novelist jealous, it’s one of the most beautiful paeans to the magic of storytelling that I’ve ever read.”

  — C. W. Gortner, author of The Queen’s Vow and The Confessions of Catherine de Medici