He then asked her to kiss him, which Victoria refused. Brown that he is leaving he took Victoria to the top of the hill near her farmhouse, Tristran took Victoria hands and professed his feelings for her, to which Victoria is unsurprised. One day while working at Monday and Brown's store, Victoria walked in to gather some provisions and Tristran thought this might be his chance to woo Victoria. At 17, he became determined to get the hand of Victoria like many other men in the village of Wall. Tristran can be described as painfully shy and he first became attracted to Victoria Forester when he hurt his arm by falling off an apple tree at an age of 15. At the age of sixteen, he does his first guard duty, which made him curious of what was Beyond the Wall. He never attended the Market which occurs every nine years. Tristan grew up at his father's farm at the outskirt of Wall, learning at his school although he never quite fit in with others. Dunstan then brought the child in to raise him. Unaware of this, Dunstan was thoroughly surprised when the Wall Guard brought him a baby in a wicker basket, which contained a package for the child, as well as a note naming him Tristan. Dunstan was unable to cut her bonds, but was taken into Sal's cart (or woods as in the book) where he made love to her and Tristan was conceived. There he found himself in Market Town where his eye was caught by Una, the slave girl, who sold him a snowdrop flower for a kiss before telling him that she is a princess, forced to work for Ditchwater Sal, an old witch. Tristan’s parents first met many years before the story takes place when young Dunstan Thorn crossed the wall dividing England from the lands of Faerie. His hair starts out short and dark, but becomes long and wavy after Captain Shakespeare does his hair. Later he wears a white vest with a white shirt underneath. In the movie, Tristan is shown to wear a bowler hat, and a shop boy attire. Another noticeable feature Tristran has is a half cat-like shape on his left ear, and his hair is described as light brown. During his time in Faerie, he wears a new set of clothes including a red coat, yellow long-legged pants, and high golden boots. In his time at Wall, he wore a formal coat and woolen trousers. In the book, he is described as a tall slender young man who has freckles on his face and "his hair was the sodden straw, and it stuck out at awkward angles". I *highly* recommend this book.Biological Description Physical Description My only regret is that it ended too soon - I definitely wanted more. It was the only thing that I found to be negative, but you do get over it soon after and are sucked right back into the plot and excellent narration. In my opinion, it took away from the story. It could have easily been written differently and the idea of what transpired would still have been conveyed. There was no need to have such a detailed sexual encounter in the middle of what is a fairy tale. However, there is one scene in this book that was totally unnecessary and was even distracting to the story in my opinion. The cons: I am NOT a prude at all - I love a good sensual and sexy story. Very well developed characters, definitely scoops you up and carries you along with the story, never letting you down. The pros: incredible story, and even more incredible narration. Truly, it's a breath of fresh air to hear such an original fable. This was truly an incredible tale, amazingly read by the author himself. Outstanding, but with unnecessary sexual content This is a perfectly executed audio fairy tale FOR ADULTS. I wasn't once aware of a voice not fitting the character, or oddly constructed, or any of the usual issues I encounter - not even that I would've read it differently. Neil writes beautifully, and the reading just blends so well with his writing that it's seamless. Leaving that aside, however, the experience with this book was the smoothest I've ever had with an audio book. If I had bought the book for a child, I'd be very angry, but I bought the book for myself, so that didn't cause me any problems, just some surprise - although parents should be forewarned. There's a sexual encounter in there that is definitely NOT child appropriate. Stardust, however, doesn't have anything for me to be critical OF, except its designation as a children's book. I generally have something critical to say about any audio book - even if it's only that it isn't being read the way I, my own perfect self, would read it.
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