Kate Forsyth
My most recent book is THE BEAST'S GARDEN, which is a retelling of the Griimm brothers' version of 'beauty & the Beast', set in Nazi Germany. The idea came to me while I was drifting in the shadowlands between waking & sleeping, thinking and daydreaming - it came to em as a sort of vision - a girl in a golden satin dress singing to a room full of SS officers - and I somehow knew that she belonged to the underground German resistance ...
More Answered Questions
Rosie
asked
Kate Forsyth:
Hi Kate! When I was about 14, I discovered the magical world of Eileanan and ever since, it's remained one of my favourite series EVER. Will you ever expand on the Witches and Rhiannon series in that land? Will you ever write high fantasy for adults again? I write this as a huge fan of your work <3 xx Rosie
Mayumi Takahashi
asked
Kate Forsyth:
Hi Ms. Forsyth, I've been dying to meet you or aska question. So heres the question. I really liked the Impossible Quest. Are you currently working on any young reader books? I read the Impossible Quest right when it was published and I was 11 years old. I t was perfect for my age.
Jess (freaks over books)
asked
Kate Forsyth:
Hello! I LOVED Bitter Greens, am currently reading the WIld Girl, and look forward to ordering the Beast's Garden. I am in love with fairy tale retellings as long as they are well-written, and yours are some of the best I have ever read. May I ask what you are working on now?
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more