Thistle in the Long Grass

The thistle plant has sharp barbs and prickly leaves that protect its beautiful bloom. Thistle, a young woman who experiences abuse, abandonment, and loneliness, develops complex relationships with Hilary and Fliss. The novel explores themes of friendship, self-discovery, and the female experience, with humor and pathos. It invites the reader to consider the circumstances that lead characters to make decisions and empathize with their personal conflicts.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 28 January 2023
Publisher: The Book Guild Ltd

The thistle plant boasts a magnificent bloom, yet it is safeguarded by sharp barbs and prickly leaves. How many blooms would be plucked if not for these organic fortifications?

Thistle, a name she adopts for herself, is an emotionally damaged young woman who experiences abuse, abandonment, and loneliness in her childhood. As she attempts to move beyond her traumatic past, Thistle develops complex relationships with two other women, Hilary and Fliss.

Set against the social landscape of the 1970s and 80s, this sensitive and considered psychological drama explores themes of friendship, self-discovery, and the female experience. As in real life, there is humor and pathos. The novel invites the reader to consider the circumstances which lead its characters to make the decisions that they do and to empathize with their personal conflicts.

Weight: 278g
Dimension: 127 x 199 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781915352651