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Kate Forsyth
Kate Forsyth gives voice, power and agency to Psykhe telling this much loved myth from the perspective of the woman at its centre.
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Fairy tales are as old as language itself. In this collection of long-lost fairy tales, author Kate Forsyth and illustrator Lorena Carrington work together to bring tales of wisdom, compassion…
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Once there were six sisters. The pretty one, the musical one, the clever one, the helpful one, the young one… And then there was the wild one. Under the forbidding…
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Dr Kate Forsyth
Find your way through the dark forest of life.
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A gripping story of magic and adventure and sequel to Dragonclaw short-listed for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy. As the witches of Eileanan battle to regain their freedom and…
Ava fell in love the night the Nazis first showed their true nature to the world …‘ A retelling of the Grimms’ Beauty and The Beast, set in Nazi Germany…
Since the Day of Reckoning, witches and magic have been outlawed on Eileanan. The penalty for practising witchcraft is death. Yet the lodestar still calls to the Righ, making him…
Dr. Kate Forsyth
Minnie May is afraid of her own Shadow, but Ziggy will help her through. Minnie May has tried everything to escape her Shadow. All she wants is to hide from…
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Set in Crete during World War II, Alenka, a young woman who fights with the resistance against the brutal Nazi occupation finds herself caught between her traitor of a brother…
In Crete during World War II, Alenka, a young woman who fights with the resistance against the brutal Nazi occupation, finds herself caught between her traitor of a brother and…
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Moving between Imperial China and the ‘Terror’ of the French Revolution and inspired by the true story of the quest for a blood-red rose.
Viviane de Faitaud has grown up…
A spellbinding reimagining of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ set amongst the wild bohemian circle of Pre-Raphaelite artists and poets. The Pre-Raphaelites were…
Charlotte-Rose de la Force, exiled from King Louis XIV’s court, has always been a great teller of tales. Selena Leonelli, once the exquisite muse of Tiziano, is terrified of time…
For many young women, the only fairy-tales they know are the ones that have been retold by Walt Disney Studios.
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In the land of Eileanan, the Pact of Peace hasn’t ended the unrest. Though Isabeau the witch longs to return home to help her family, she must first venture to…
A damaged family and their generations of dangerous secrets
At twenty, Sara is tormented by terror so profound she hasn’t left…
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Sometimes we, or those we know, are confronted with impossible situations- the diagnosis of an incurable illness, infertility or a circumstance that doesn’t look like it can change. It might…
After her adventures with the League of the Healing Hand, Finn the Cat is bored, snowbound for the winter and faced with being molded into Lady Fionnghal by her mother…
Exploring the Rapunzel fairy tale throughout history. Includes research-based exegesis, original translations, poems and articles related to the work.
The final book in the bestselling series. In Eileanan, the sea-dwelling Fairgain refuse to sign the Pact of Peace. Driven by ancient hatreds, they have devoted themselves to destroying all…
Moving between Imperial China and France during the ‘Terror’ of the French Revolution and inspired by the true story of the quest for a blood-red rose.
Lord Malvern swore he would have revenge on Lachlan the Winged for the death of his brother and nephew. Now Lachlan is dead and his children have all been stolen…
Once there were six sisters. The pretty one, the musical one, the clever one, the helpful one, the young one … And then there was the Wild one. Dortchen Wild…
Travelling with a group of apprentice-witches through a land where the dead walk and ghosts haunt the living, Rhiannon can sense what her human companions cannot: there are dark walkers…
Originally published: Australia: Vintage, 2012.
Imprisoned in Sorrowgate Tower, Rhiannon awaits her trial for murder and treason, while the winged horse Blackthorn flies forlornly over the Shining City. Alone and in terrible fear for the…
Lachlan the Winged now holds the Lodestar and is Righ of Eileanan. But his battle to gain the throne is only the first of many that he and Eileanan must…
First published in 2015 by Scholastic Press.
Hunted by Lord Mortlake, Tom, Quinn, Elanor and Sabastian flee for cover. The unicorn leads them into the darkness of the Witchwood, where they meet Wilda the witch. Can she…
Kate Forsyth tells tales of her ancestors’ lives in Australia in this beautifully illustrated picture book that celebrates the power of story. From the first perilous journey to a new…
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Emilia Finch and her cousin Luke are Gypsies. To the repressive Puritan government of 17th-century England, Gypsies are thieving, fortune-telling vagrants. This gripping debut novel tells a tale of danger…
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Life is always hard for the gypsies, who live to their own rhythm and their own rules, but since Oliver Cromwell had seized control of England, life had been harder…
Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms - a golden crown, a silver horse, a butterfly caught in amber, a…
The paperbacks of the exciting new six-book series by the bestselling author, Kate ForsythBook 3 15th-19th August, 1658:Luka and Emilia must travel to the New Forest to find the Wood…
20th August - 24th August 1658: Having acquired the first three charms in the quest to secure their family’s freedom, Luka and Emilia flee into Sussex with soldiers hot on…
The final three paperbacks of the award-winning six-book series by Kate Forsyth.Life is always hard for the gypsies, who live to their own rhythm and their own rules, but since…
