- Paperback: 170 pages
- Publisher: Red Fox; New edition edition (2 Feb 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099264315
- ISBN-13: 978-0099264316
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 961,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Who will champion the poor against injustice and cruelty? Set during the reign of Richard the Lionheart, this story traces the life of Mary who runs away from her cruel uncle when he tries to force her into marriage for money. Mary eventually finds herself at the cottage of the Forestwife - a haven of peace, mystery and shelter. Mary learns the forest arts of healing, herbalism as well as experiencing true friendship and even love.
About the Author
Theresa Tomlinson was born in Sussex. The daughter of a vicar, she spent her early childhood in various places in the north of England. As a child she had no interest in writing, but she loved reading. Her main interest was drawing and painting. She attended Hull College of Art, and later trained as a teacher at Hull College of Education. She taught as an infant teacher for five years. Theresa and her husband live in Whitby, North Yorkshire, where Theresa spent her childhood. Over the years she has acquired an outstanding reputation for her historical novels, particularly those, like Wolf Girl, set on the north-east coast of England. Shortlisted twice for the Carnegie Medal and for the Sheffield Children's Book Award, Theresa takes a keen interest in the area where she lives. Recent visits to Turkey have fuelled her enthusiasm for the ancient mythology of that part of the world. Her scrupulous research has resulted in two epic stories, The Moon Riders and Voyage of the Snake Lady.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Forestwife shows Marian's view in the well known tale of Robin Hood. As she is commonly thought of as a 'damsel in distress' type person but in this version Robin is in more distress. This book is less of a fairy tale than the usual story, it is very down to earth and the style is refreshing.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Unexpected
2 May 2001
Format:Hardcover
Unlike what I had expected, The Forestwife is not a retelling of Robin Hood story told from Maid Marian's perspective. It does not showcase the heroic acts of Robin and his merry band, or even focus primarily on his romance with Maid Marian. Instead, Tomlinson chose to develop a thoughtful, imaginative, and carefully researched branch off from the original legend (thought to have taken place near her actual English home), in which a cast of capable females, who have traditionally filled supporting roles, set off on a progression of adventures of their own.
Embodying a balance of compassion, courage, grace and true grit, these women work together, sharing their wisdom and strength, to win victories over oppression, illness, starvation, and the elements themselves, to heal others, and to heal themselves. Robin Hood and his Merry Men play a part in the plot, but generally in a more contributing fashion, working alongside or in cooperation with the able heroines, sharing equal opportunities with the women to swoop in and save the day.
In the tradition of Robin Hood, battle action and budding romances appear throughout its pages, but The Forestwife takes things one step further. If you are looking for a book with strong, capable, problem-solving female leads, or a window of insight into the realities of day-to-day medieval life (as in The Moorchild, A Door in the Wall, or The Midwife's Apprentice), this book would be well worth a try.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
It's Enchanting, But Realistic!
16 Jan 2003
Format:Hardcover
I really loved this book. I just finished it. It's about the 15 year old Mary de Holt. She's sentenced to a married life to an old, ugly, man, whom she knows she could never be happy with. When she runs away, she runs into her nurse from birth, Agnes. They set of for the house of the Forestwife, but finde her to be lying dead. So Agnes becomes the new Forestwife, and Mary her helper, Marian or the Green Lady. There are many suprises in store and a few parts that you wish-why, why, this, this isn't what I wanted to happen. But it's also an enchanting, yet realistic book, not all that "and they lived happily ever after" stuff. Although a few of those parts I wish would have been more the "happily ever after" stuff, I'm that sorta person, who kinda wants everything to come out the way I want it. But is still was a wonderful book. I really liked the legend twist, concentrating on the enchanting Maid Marian. I love fairytale twist books, I read ones in the similar twist form on Cinderella and Beauty, from Beauty and the Beast. I also saw there is a sequel to this. Although I'm sure to read it eventually, I rather hesitate, knowing it won't include much of Maid Marian and Robert's(Robin Hood) romance and friendship, or the fact that they wouldn't be the main characters. I guess I sorta wish it'd stay just where it has ended now, leaving you to your imagination. You can give it any sort of end, even change the turn out of Marian and Robert's romance and a few other suprises you might want to change to your way. But all in all I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Robin Hood tales, medevil times, or twisted legend/fairytales. Enjoy!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A good book, with well developed characters
20 Dec 2000
Format:Paperback
I just finished this book and it was an excellent depiction of srong women who live wild in the forest and help sick people. The characterizations were awesome, most especially Marian, who was an incredibly cool character in this book, unlike most other Robin Hood stories, so characters get five stars. The plot was good also, though I wish more of the action had actually taken place in the story. Instead, all the outlaws would go out and fight a battle "offscreen", and then come back and tell the other characters about it, so plot gets three and 1/2 stars. Writing style and dialogue were possitively breathtaking, with true old style flair, so it also gets five stars. So, altogether this book wins a unanimous four stars, which is excellent. This book would be best for kids ten to fifteen, as younger kids probably wouldn't get most of it.
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