East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon

By Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

A courageous girl journeys through magical realms to save a bewitched prince, facing mythical creatures and overcoming treacherous obstacles, when she could have stayed home.

Genres

Culture/Civilization/Society Literature

Released

2005-08-01

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Summary

"East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon" by Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen is a compilation of captivating Norwegian folk stories, beautifully retold with illustrative detail and likely originating from the early 1900s, beckoning readers into a land brimming with love, excitement, and battles against powerful magic, with a focus on a poor woodcutter’s youngest daughter who accepts an offer from a talking White Bear to live in his enchanted castle, only to discover that the Bear is actually a cursed prince, setting her on a perilous path filled with scary witches and tough challenges in a world full of fantastical beings and incredible scenery as she fights to break the spell and unite with her true love.