Mother Knows Best: A Tale of the Old Witch, by Serena Valentino
The tale of the legendary golden flower is widely known.
The story has been told many times and in many ways. But
always the flower is coveted by an old witch to keep herself young and
beautiful. And always the flower is used to save a dying queen, who then gives
birth to a princess with magical hair. Not willing to lose the flower, the old
witch steals the princess and locks her away in a high tower, raising her as
her own. But the princess always finds out who she truly is and manages to
defeat the old witch.
And yet this is only half the story. So what of the old
witch, Mother Gothel? Where does she come from? And how does she come across
the magical golden flower? Here is one account that recounts a version of the
story that has remained untold for centuries . . . until now. It is a tale of
mothers and daughters, of youth and dark magic. It is a tale of the old witch.
