Bitterthorn: A sapphic Gothic romance inspired by classic fairytales

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Was there a threat beneath those words? I remembered what Johanna had said. My stepmother had written to try and find me a place as a lady’s companion.

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Frau Hässler, at 90, moved through the world too folded in on herself to notice; Frieda saw all too well. I feared her fate like an omen: a spinster, a left-behind woman society had no use for. Grown steeped in pity and fear, she walked in quiet rage. They were marked by their loss. I thought then of my mother: I was marked too.But my words dried up. I remembered, instead, my mother’s face peering under tables and behind curtains, looking for me. We had been playing a game, but I had hidden too well. I was hungry and ached from folding myself tightly into the gap between a settle and an armoire and the light had turned cold with dusk. I wanted the game to be over, but my mother had not found me yet. I wanted her to find me more.

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This darkly romantic fairytale is a stunning rumination on loneliness, grief, and the aching human desire to love and be loved. Sapphic, Gothic and deeply cathartic - I feel profoundly moved -- Laura Steven - author of The Society for Soulless Girls Offer is strictly applicable to flights to and from the following destinations only: Frankfurt, Munich, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Copenhagen, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, PAris, Rome, San Francisco, Seattle or Vancouver This short story is about Elora, a human girl who seeks an adventure before getting married. One night her dreams come true and a dryad brings her into Faerie to rescue the Prince of Bitter Thorn from the grasps of the Queen of Fairfrost Court.

Kat Dunn grew up in London and has lived in Japan, Australia and France. She's written about mental health for Mind and the Guardian, and worked as a translator for Japanese television. Her fiction has been shortlisted for the Mslexia Novel Competition. She lives in London. When several minutes had passed without him looking up, I said, ‘Perhaps I could help you with your papers? I’ve said you need a secretary.’

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There's so much I can rave about in this book: Sil Sarrah! the plot! the worldbuilding! Sil Sarrah! The romance! The twists! Sil Meet your new obsession. MINDWALKER is the whip-sharp, heart-racing sci-fi dystopian thriller you didn't know you needed.Hush, that is unkind. If she showed any affinity for the Church I would have thought her a natural for the convent.’ Cannot be used in-conjunction with any other voucher, codes or redemption of Beauty Rewards points. Elora dreams of adventure. With her unwanted marriage approaching, she is desperate to have some excitement before it arrives. A dryad appears and asks for help with saving a lost fae prince from the clutches of an evil queen. Believing it’s nothing more than a dream, Elora agrees willingly.