![]() ![]() Simmering and glimmering beneath the surface of this is the Arthurian legend of the sorceress Queen Elowen and the gallant Sir Gawan, who are separated for one thousand years by a curse from a jealous giantess. Precious revelations- such as how others perceive us and we perceive ourselves- are subtly accumulated upon reading both sides of the story, which did not prove wearisome in the least.Īt its premise, it recounts the meeting of two university students, one from a fishing town in Cornwall, the other from America, which effectively serve as the ‘faraway lands’ for the protagonists. Some may be apprehensive about essentially reading the same story twice- be not afeard. Harry Potter fans, it ‘opens at the close’, for as soon as you reach the end you can begin again anew. The lovers’ stories run parallel, literally. ![]() It has been published by Quirk, aptly-named as it boasts a unique accordion-fold binding that realises the idea of ‘star-crossed lovers’, to whom Goss dedicates this story. I am so very glad it has been unearthed from a tangled flowerbed infested with humbugs. Dubbed ‘A Two-Sided Love Story’, The Thorn and The Blossom is a modern-day fairytale romance we’ve all been subconsciously waiting for. This is the book you want perched on your knees as you lounge in a window-seat, buried in hot-water-bottles, with the autumn sun shining through as golden as the tea steaming next to you. ![]()
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