Wild Girl

One of six sisters, Dortchen Wild lives in the small German kingdom of Hesse-Cassel in the early 19th century. She finds herself irresistibly drawn to the boy next door, the handsome but very poor fairy tale scholar Wilhelm Grimm. It is a time of tyranny and terror. Napoleon Bonaparte wants to conquer all of Europe, and Hesse-Cassel is one of the first kingdoms to fall. Forced to live under oppressive French rule, Wilhelm and his brothers quietly rebel by preserving old half-forgotten tales that had once been told by the firesides of houses grand and small over the land.

As Dortchen tells Wilhelm some of the most powerful and compelling stories in what will one day become his and Jacob's famous fairy tale collection, their love blossoms. But Dortchen's father will not give his consent for them to marry and war, death, and poverty also conspire to keep the lovers apart. Yet Dortchen is determined to find a way.

Evocative and richly-detailed, Kate Forsyth's The Wild Girl masterfully captures one young woman's enduring faith in love and the power of storytelling.

Author: Kate Forsyth
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 07/07/2015
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.5lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781250047540


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 02/15/2015 pg. 67
Booklist 05/01/2015 pg. 79
Library Journal 06/01/2015 pg. 86
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Library Journal 02/15/2015

About the Author

KATE FORSYTH is the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of more than twenty books, including The Witches of Eileanan and Rhiannon's Ride series. Her books have been published in 17 countries, including Japan, Poland, Spain and Turkey. Forsyth holds a doctorate in fairytale retellings from the University of Technology. She lives in Sydney, Australia.