The Thorn and the Blossom isn't just a love story. It's about two people who decide what they actually want to do artistically, despite discouragement. In some ways, that's just as important as the romance. — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
The book[ The Thorn and The Blossom] is a love story about two people, Brendan and Evelyn, who meet in a small town in Cornwall where Evelyn has gone on vacation and Brendan is working in his father's bookstore. The… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
Writing two stories [in the Thorn and the Blossom] about the same set of events that were complete stories in themselves, but also added… — Theodora Goss Copy Share
I've heard some readers saying they wished the story was longer, and I completely understand that desire - we all like to sink into… — Theodora Goss Copy Share
“She drifted, feather-like, in tenuous radiance… Her gown, it seemed a thing made out of mist, As though the dewy air Had gathered in… — Theodora Goss Copy Share
The Thorn and The Blossom can be read from either side - you can choose whether to read it from Brendan's or Evelyn's perspective… — Theodora Goss Copy Share
The editor, Stephen Segal, actually called me with the idea of creating an accordion book [ "The Thorn & The Blossom"], and asked if… — Theodora Goss Copy Share
The book itself [The Thorn and The Blossom] is bound accordion-style: it has no spine, so it can open in either direction, and it's… — Theodora Goss Copy Share
“Spectacular cases are usually simpler, and less interesting, than they initially appear.” — Theodora Goss Copy Share
Art inspires me. Looking at art in a museum, listening to music, reading the works of other writers. — Theodora Goss Copy Share
I loved writing something people usually have - miscommunication, for example. Now that I've written a romance, I'm sure I'll write more: it's fascinating… — Theodora Goss Copy Share
I would tell myself to get more sleep! Believe it or not, I wrote the book while finishing my PhD in English literature. It… — Theodora Goss Copy Share
Nature inspires me continually. Today, I can look out my window and see the entire world covered with snow. It's like Narnia under the… — Theodora Goss Copy Share
Understanding what is going on in the world today inspires me in a negative sense because there's so much about it that I don't… — Theodora Goss Copy Share
“I will tell you, too, that every fairy tale has a moral. The moral of my story may be that love is a constraint,… — Theodora Goss Copy Share
I put that part of myself into both Brendan and Evelyn [from The Thorn and the Blossom] - as well as some of my… — Theodora Goss Copy Share
![“The book[ The Thorn and The Blossom] is a love story about two people, Brendan and Evelyn, who meet in a small town in Cornwall where Evelyn has gone on vacation and Brendan is working in his father's bookstore. The story is told from both perspectives, Brendan's and Evelyn's.” quote by Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/theodora-goss-10051_blossom_the-book-the-thorn-and-the-blossom-is-a_3173603.jpg)