A review by lraven13
A Heroine of the World by Tanith Lee
4.0
I have been reading this book once every few years since I was 14 and every time I take something different away from it. The writing is clean and very focused; when the landscape changes you feel it as though you are a part of the story. The magic of rereading this is that I can see the love story from various angles depending on my own life.
Young Aradia is left behind while her father goes to war and her beautiful mother accompanies him to the battlefield. Forced to live with her cold maiden aunt, the child watches her world change and must learn to adapt quickly. Her youth stands her in good stead to do this, yet the changes that come are fast and furiously changing her at every turn. A charming and beautiful read.
Young Aradia is left behind while her father goes to war and her beautiful mother accompanies him to the battlefield. Forced to live with her cold maiden aunt, the child watches her world change and must learn to adapt quickly. Her youth stands her in good stead to do this, yet the changes that come are fast and furiously changing her at every turn. A charming and beautiful read.