Ebook {Epub PDF} The Bee and the Orange Tree by Melissa Ashley

 · Melissa Ashley, The Bee and the Orange Tree (Affirm Press ) Most people know that the story of Cinderella has been told in myriad ways in many cultures, and that the version most commonly told to children in the west these days – the source of the Disney version – was written by Charles Perrault,. This keenly-awaited second book from Melissa Ashley, author of The Birdman’s Wife, restores another remarkable, little-known woman to her rightful place in history, revealing the dissent hidden beneath the whimsical surfaces of Marie Catherine’s fairy tales/5(15).  · This keenly-awaited second book from Melissa Ashley, author of The Birdman’s Wife, restores another remarkable, little-known woman to her rightful place in Author: Melissa Ashley.

It's , and the salons of Paris are bursting with the creative energy of fierce, independent-minded women. But outside those doors, the patriarchal forces. The Bee and the Orange Tree is a beautifully lyrical and deeply absorbing portrait of a time, a place, and the subversive power of the imagination. 29 October RRP: $ ISBN: Hardback, pages. x mm. Affirm Press. The Bee and the Orange Tree is a beautifully lyrical and deeply absorbing portrait of a time, a place, and the subversive power of the imagination. My Thoughts: It was such a pleasure to read The Bee and the Orange Tree, the second novel by acclaimed author, Melissa Ashley.

The Bee and the Orange Tree is written in beautiful, literary language reminiscent of the time, imbued with French sensibilities and an ornately described setting. It is an intriguing mystery, the pages filled with uncertainty about the literal life or death fate of the characters. A wonderfully lyrical and stunning piece of historical fiction, Melissa Ashley’s The Bee and the Orange Tree transports you to Paris , while telling the captivating and forgotten story of Baroness Marie Catherine D’Aulnoy, the inventor of fairy tales. In , Paris was close to bursting with the creative energy of fierce, independent-minded women. It’s , and the salons of Paris are bursting with the creative energy of fierce, independent-minded women. But outside those doors, the patriarchal forces.