Based on the fantasy novel " Alphabet of Thorn " by Patricia McKillip Deep inside a palace on the edge of the world, the orphan Nepenthe pours over books in the royal library, translating their languages, and learning their secrets. During the coronation of the young Queen of Raine... a traveller brings a book that has defied translation. Written in the language of thorns, it speaks to Nepenthes soul~and becomes her secret obsession.. And as the words escape the brambles to reveal themselves.. Nepenthe finds her destiny entwined with that of the young Queen.. Sooner than she thinks.. she will have to choose between the life she knows... and the one she was born to lead. An excellent read!!!! Daz/PS7