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  • Published: 1 December 2012
  • ISBN: 9781742756738
  • Imprint: Random House Australia
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

Star-Crossed



Bittersweet love through the ages

Bittersweet love through the ages

Eighteen tales of bittersweet love.

Before Bella & Edward, before Katniss & Peeta, before Luce & Daniel, there was Romeo & Juliet, Orpheus & Eurydice, Heathcliff & Cathy.

Discover the timeless love stories that inspired your favourite authors. Discover the legendary romances that will take your breath away and melt your heart. Discover the couples who fought for their love and sacrificed everything to be together.

Star-crossed is a romantic collection of fascinating tales of love, devotion, longing and triumph from myth, history and fiction.

  • Published: 1 December 2012
  • ISBN: 9781742756738
  • Imprint: Random House Australia
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

About the authors

Frances Kelly

Frances Kelly is an academic and writer whose creative and critical selves occasionally collide. She nurtures a life-long love for research, as well as for nineteenth century literature, fairy stories and the neo-Victorian. Frances lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with her husband and son.

Penny Murray

Penny Murray is a journalist and editor who has been gently crafting meaning out of other people's words for two decades. Born and educated in New Zealand, she has spent most of her career in Scotland working in newspapers and magazines. Penny lives in Glasgow with her husband, small son and an unruly garden.

Praise for Star-Crossed

It is a wonderful book for introducing history, myths and good literature to young romantics.

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