The Crimson Thread

There’s a reason why Kate Forsyth is one of Australia’s most beloved storytellers – it’s because she writes such enchanting tales. The Crimson Thread and its wonderful main character Alenka will weave their way around your heart and you won’t want to let them go. A gripping story about a fascinating piece of history, meticulously researched and beautifully written. -NATASHA LESTER, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE RIVIERA HOUSE

A spellbinding tapestry of a novel steeped in the rich, vibrant culture and mythology of Crete, The Crimson Thread is a story of tragedy and heroism, of the women and men oppressed by Nazi occupation, their amazing courage and fierce resistance, and of the brave few Allies who helped them. -CHRISTINE WELLS, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SISTERS OF THE RESISTANCE

Kate Forsyth’s masterful gift for recasting classic fairytales in fiction is unmatched! In The Crimson Thread she sets the legend of Ariadne and the minotaur in WWII Greece, where a resourceful Cretan beauty is caught dangerously between a brash Australian soldier, his shy poet best friend, and her own Hitler-obsessed younger brother as her village comes under fire in the brutal German invasion of Crete. Love, jealousy, war, espionage, and myth combine in a tale as complex and beguiling as Ariadne’s labyrinth - I couldn’t put it down! -KATE QUINN, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DIAMOND EYE

Kate Forsyth’s The Crimson Thread weaves myth and history in a dazzling tapestry of love, courage and war. Set on Crete during WW2 with the Palace of Knossos at its heart, Forsyth conjures a labyrinthine tale to rival Ariadne’s. Alenka, a young woman in the Cretan resistance, bravely faces not only the occupying forces but a monstrous half brother and two rival lovers. The tale deftly ties real history and cameos from people like Patrick Leigh Fermor seamlessly into the lives of the fictional characters. Lose yourself in this war story where love is the light which guides you home. -KATE LORD BROWN

No one spins a tale quite like Kate Forsyth with her musical prose and vivid details that twine together into story threads as timeless as a Greek epic. Family, honor, war, love. It’s all there in her latest novel, The Crimson Thread, set on the wild and beautiful island of Crete - and the horror of the Nazi invasion. The Crimson Thread is a compelling and engaging must-read for fans of WWII fiction! -HEATHER WEBB, USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE NEXT SHIP HOME

The Crimson Thread is a lyrical, majestic work of fiction. Kate Forsyth writes beautifully about the mythic and the romantic, about the minotaur hidden in a maze, about ruins of the palace of Knossos on Crete and the brutal, heartbreaking moments that entrap all. I didn’t want the book to end! -WEINA DAI RANDEL, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE LAST ROSE OF SHANGHAI

A spellbinding tale of resistance and love in WWII Crete. Courage, sacrifice and betrayal form the backdrop for a Homeric love triangle, where a young woman faces impossible choices in a time of struggle and survival. Forsyth never fails to enchant with her masterful loom, weaving myth and history into her unique tapestries. -C.W. GORTNER, AUTHOR OF MADEMOISELLE CHANEL

Dr. Kate Forsyth is an award-winning author, poet, and storyteller. Her most recent novel is The Crimson Thread, a reimagining of ‘The Minotaur in the Labyrinth’ myth set in Crete during the Nazi invasion and occupation of World War II. Other historical novels include Beauty in Thorns, a reimagining of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ told in the voices of four women of the Pre-Raphaelite circle of artists and poets; The Wild Girl, the story of the forbidden romance behind the Grimm brothers’ fairy tales which was named Most Memorable Love Story of 2013; and Bitter Greens, a retelling of ‘Rapunzel’ which won the 2015 American Library Association award for Best Historical Fiction. Kate has a Doctorate of Creative Arts in fairy tale studies, and is also an accredited master storyteller with the Australian Guild of Storytellers. She has taught writing retreats in Australia, Fiji, Greece, and the United Kingdom.

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