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    The Path of Thorns
    The Path of Thorns
    The Path of Thorns
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Path of Thorns

    Written by A. G. Slatter

    Narrated by Louise Williams

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A lush and twisted dark fairy tale suffused with witchcraft, dark secrets and bitter revenge from the award-winning author of All the Murmuring Bones. Exquisite, haunting and at times brutal, readers of Naomi Novik and Erin Morgenstern will be entranced.

    Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little about being a governess but she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and perhaps more than that. And she has secrets of her own, dark and terrible – and Morwood is a house that eats secrets. With a monstrous revenge in mind, Asher plans to make it choke. However, she becomes fond of her charges, of the people of the Tarn, and she begins to wonder if she will be able to execute her plan – and who will suffer most if she does. But as the ghosts of her past become harder to control, Asher realises she has no choice.

    From the award-winning author of All the Murmuring Bones, dark magic, retribution and twisted family secrets combine to weave a bewitching and addictive tale.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateJun 30, 2022
    ISBN9781004094547
    The Path of Thorns
    Author

    A. G. Slatter

    A.G. Slatter Angela has won a Shirley Jackson Award, a World Fantasy Award, a British Fantasy Award, a Ditmar, three Australian Shadows Awards and eight Aurealis Awards. Most recently, All the Murmuring Bones was shortlisted for the 2021 Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards Book of the Year and the 2021 Shirley Jackson Award; The Path of Thorns won the 2022 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel and the 2022 Australian Shadows Award for Best Novel. She has an MA and a PhD in Creative Writing, is a graduate of Clarion South 2009 and the Tin House Summer Writers Workshop 2006. Angela’s short stories have appeared in many Best Of anthologies, and her work has been translated into many languages. She lives in Brisbane, Australia.

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    4.5/5

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a very enjoyable listen with interesting and unexpected protagonists. The clever, gothic story is sprinkled with creepy elements and builds up to an exciting ending. While some reviewers found the plot a bit longer than necessary, the pleasant narration and powerful escape from mundane life make it a worthwhile read. Overall, this book is an amazing story with twists and turns that keep readers on the edge of their seat. Highly recommended for fans of gothic fairytales and family issues.

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    • 5/5
      Dark and magical like to an autumn thunderstorm. A powerful, incomparable escape from mundane life.
    • 5/5
      Absolutely beautiful piece of mess! 10/10 highly recommend read to anyone who love gothic depressing fairytales and family issues.

    • 5/5
      A clever, gothic story. Creepy elements are sprinkled in the beginning and it’s a waterfall by the end of the book.
    • 5/5
      Certainly different from what I normally read. Humans into wolves and spells, etc. but it was certainly interesting and kept me captivated

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is such an amazing story!!!! The twists and turns are amazing and keeps you at the edge of your seat

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I like the heroine and watching the real plot unfold, a very enjoyable listen!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Interesting and unexpected protagonist, beautiful imagery, great narrator! Very much enjoyed this book.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Maybe 2.5 stars as it wasn’t an unpleasant sorry, just a bit longer than it needed to be.. a good editing would’ve been helpful. The plot line is interesting enough to get you to the end but ish never really gripping.
      Pleasant narration.
      The authors first novel was similar but a bit better. This story has a few mild references to its predecessor but not enough for it to matter the order in which you read them.
      Doubt after 2 I’d listen to a third by this author unless I was quite bored.