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In all the versions that we know, Tristan and Iseult fall in love because they accidentally drink together a love potion which was meant for Iseult and her husband, King Marc, on their wedding night. In her introduction, Sutcliff writes that she attempted to strip the story back to some of its original Celtic fierceness and darkness, and in doing so, made one very significant change: He had never told her of the other Iseult, but she had always guess the meaning of the woman’s ring that hung round his neck, and because she loved him she knew the rest without being told, and knew when he turned from the owner of the ring, and did all she could to heal the hurt, and yet could not help being glad that the hurt was there for her healing. He had thrust Iseult of Cornwall from his life and he had found a kind of peace that was sometimes almost happiness with Iseult White-hands. There is also an emotional nuance that surprises me - a wisdom about the complicated ways we love:įor Tristan also, the months and the years went by.

It has served to guide you to me, and the moon is better for keeping secrets.” And laid aside her silver comb and held out her arms to him. Sutcliff's retelling is romantic, stately, heartbreaking, classical, shot through with the occasional dart of humour, and often startlingly sexy for a book aimed at children.Īnd beyond, Iseult sat among the piled cushions, combing her hair that was red as hot copper in the smoky torchlight. The story of King Marc, Tristan and Iseult underpins that of Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot. If you need the bare outlines of the story, here it is. And then it turned into something that I didn't feel quite up to sharing with the world. And then the review turned into my own retelling. Sutcliff's retelling is romantic, stately, heartbreaking, classical, shot through with the occasional dart o I started writing a review of this retelling of the sad, beautiful story of Tristan and Iseult.

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