Another Jean Ferris book that I loved. Once Upon a Marigold.
Christian escapes his parents as a child and ends up living with a troll, Edric, in the forest. He falls in love with Princess Marigold, from afar and through p-mail (carrier pigeon mail). But, alas, he is just a commoner and she is a princess. And so begins their love story. Will they end up together? What will happen to the pigeons? What will happen to Edric? And then, not to be overlooked, her parents, King Swithbert, whom Marigold adores, and Queen Olympia, whom Marigold despises. Queen Olympia will do anything to get Marigold married off to royalty, and does not care if she’s happy. A delightful somewhat modern day fairy tale about finding your true love and fighting for what you believe in.
I began reading this to my daughter a few days ago. We were in the library this afternoon and she found the next book in the Little House series that we have been reading. She told me she wanted to read Farmer Boy instead, because she didn’t really get Once Upon a Marigold. Just an FYI, we’ll wait a year or two.
