Thorn and the Blossom

Born in Hungary, Theodora Goss moved to the United States as a child; her fiction often takes place on the border between fantasy and reality, reflecting the influence of a long Eastern European literary tradition. Her story The Singing of Mount Abora won the World Fantasy Award in 2008, her story Pip and the Fairies was a Nebula Award finalist in 2007, and she has been featured in the annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror anthology several times. Theodora lives in Boston with her husband Kendrick and their daughter Ophelia, and teaches literature at Boston University. Her short fiction collection In the Forest of Forgetting was published in 2006; The Thorn and the Blossom is her first full-length book release.

“It's a beautiful book, both inside and out, and truly a treasure on every appreciable level.”—Bookslut“Double the love story, double the fun for fantasy readers.”—McClatchy Newspapers“Goss has written some of the most remarkable short fantasy fiction of recent years.”—The Guardian (UK)  “Teens who enjoy a romantic tale will be enchanted by the clever packaging and the fanciful, touching story of young people thwarted in love.”—School Library Journal  “A book unlike any you've seen before.”—Westword“Goss' appealing characters and modern magic atmosphere will continue to attract a following.”—Publisher’s Weekly“Every page of The Thorn and the Blossom impressed me more and more until I finished and was just left with awe.”—Utopia State of Mind