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The Path of Thorns

By: A.G. Slatter
Narrated by: Louise Williams
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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, listeners 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.

©2022 A.G. Slatter (P)2022 W F Howes Action & Adventure Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Revenge Magic Scary Witchcraft
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really well written and perfectly narrated! highly recommended to read or listen too. a story about love, magic and family bounds.

amazing story and brilliant all the way through.

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There's plenty of mystery, mayhem, magic, murder and mythology. interesting characters and good pace.good narration.

enjoyable and unique

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I loved this even more than All the Murmuring Bones.
Beautifully written and very well narrated.
The story is absorbing and compelling.
I particularly enjoyed the version of Little Red Riding Hood that is related here and I imagine many women can resonate with the title story of the Path of Thorns.

Deliciously Dark Tale

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I confess to being overwhelmed by this huge story. Not at all what I expected and probably all the better for that! Fabulous narration and perhaps the ending says ‘and there’s more’ I hope so, She deserves another outing.
Highly recommended but not sure to whom : take a leap and enjoy!

Goodness what a tale!

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Clever story with plenty of intrigue - bit of a ‘who dunnit’. Some slow suspense mixed with satisfying quick action scenes. Doesn’t drag. Very enjoyable and the narrator delivers perfectly with excellent accents. Possibly more stories to come? Would definitely listen to another.

Entertaining story and beautifully read

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