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Overview"The “superb” time travel adventure of one lonely young girl, a remarkable family, and an impossible task, set between modern and Elizabethan England (The Washington Post) ""A beautiful book . . . a form of enchanting ghost story, with the ghosts drawn in with the grace of a painter on a fan."" —The Observer Penelope Taberner Cameron is a solitary and a sickly child, a reader and a dreamer. Her mother, indeed, is of the opinion that the girl has grown all too attached to the products of her imagination and decides to send her away from London for a restorative dose of fresh country air. But staying at Thackers, in remote Derbyshire, Penelope is soon caught up in a new mystery, as she finds herself transported at unforeseeable intervals back and forth from modern to Elizabethan times. There she becomes part of a remarkable family that is, Penelope realizes, in terrible danger as they plot to free Mary, Queen of Scots, from the prison in which Queen Elizabeth has confined her. Penelope knows the tragic end that awaits the Scottish queen, but she can neither change the course of events nor persuade her new family of the hopelessness of their cause, which love, loyalty, and justice all compel them to embrace. Caught between present and past, Penelope is ever more torn by questions of freedom and fate. To travel in time, she discovers, is to be very much alone. And yet the slow recurrent rhythms of the natural world, beautifully captured by Alison Uttley, also speak of a greater ongoing life that transcends the passage of the years." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alison Uttley , Phyllis BrayPublisher: The New York Review of Books, Inc Imprint: The New York Review of Books, Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 19.30cm Weight: 0.335kg ISBN: 9781681374482ISBN 10: 168137448 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 11 February 2020 Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA superb novel about a modern girl who finds herself in Renaissance England trying to save Mary, Queen of Scots. --Michael Dirda, The Washington Post A beautiful book . . . a form of enchanting ghost story, with the ghosts drawn in with the grace of a painter on a fan. --The Observer Mrs. Uttley writes with a delicate, richly imaginative touch, but always right at the level of a little child's understanding and interest. --Books and Bookmen A superb novel about a modern girl who finds herself in Renaissance England trying to save Mary, Queen of Scots. - Michael Dirda, The Washington Post A beautiful book...a form of enchanting ghost story, with the ghosts drawn in with the grace of a painter on a fan. -The Observer Mrs. Uttley writes with a delicate, richly imaginative touch, but always right at the level of a little child's understanding and interest. -Books and Bookmen Author InformationAlison Uttley (1884-1976) developed a love of science at school and won a scholarship for physics at Manchester University. Her husband died in 1930, and in order to support herself and her son, she began to write a series of imaginary stories about animals such as Little Grey Rabbit, Little Red Fox, Sam Pig, and Hare. Before her death she wrote more than one hundred books. Phyllis Bray (1911–1991) was an English painter, illustrator, and muralist. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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