#institut_jules_bordet #belgium #breastcancer #oncology # The Path of Thorns. Winner, Aurealis Awards 2022, Best Fantasy Novel The Path of Thorns introduces Asher Todd, who arrives to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. While she knows little about being a governess, she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and possibly more than that. Asher harbours secrets of her own, dark and terrible ones, and Morwood is a house that consumes secrets. With a monstrous revenge in mind, Asher plans to make it choke. However, as she grows fond of her charges and the people of the Tarn, she begins to wonder if she will be able to go through with her planand who will suffer most if she does. Yet, as the ghosts of her past become harder to control, Asher realises she has no choice.