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Pertence à sérieJanna Mysteries (4)
Murder at Stonehenge, and a letter that could change the fate of a medieval kingdom at war Janna has joined a band of pilgrims en route to Oxeneford. Along the journey she finds a dead man carrying a letter bearing the seal of Henry, Bishop of Winchester, now a supporter of the Empress Matilda. She gives it to Bernardthe leader of the pilgrimswho swears Janna to secrecy and undertakes to deliver the letter to the empress in Oxeneford, where she is making preparations to claim the crown. Meanwhile, Janna sets off to Ambresberiean abbey where her mother previously workedin hopes that it will hold the secrets about her father she still seeks. Now, with the empress routed by the queen and her mercenary army and evidence of Bishop Henry's treachery in Janna's own hand, what does the future hold for the empress and her supporters? Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I don't usually review adolescent literature, so reading WILLOWS FOR WEEPING made an interesting change to my normal fare. The setting is an much written about period in English history, one also used by Ellis Peters in her Cadfael series. The portrayal of life in this period felt very authentic as did the historical detail. Just after their discovery of the first body Bernard, the leader of the pilgrim party, tells Janna to "trust no-one". It's not advice she always manages to keep and there's a good sense of the peril she is in. She really doesn't know who to trust.
WILLOWS FOR WEEPING is catalogued as "for secondary school age" and I think that is right too. There are some enthusiastic comments on the back cover for the earlier titles by YARA ONLINE reviewers aged 12-15.
If you are new to the Janna series, then I would seriously suggest that you look out for the first 3 in the series and try to read them in order, because I did feel that there was some back-story I was missing that would add to my understanding of what had already happened to Janna.
The books to find:
ROSEMARY FOR REMEMBRANCE
RUE FOR REPENTANCE
LILIES FOR LOVE.
According to Felicity's blog, a 5th in the series called SAGE FOR SANCTUARY will be published in early 2009.
Felicity Pulman is an Australian author who has written a number of books for children and teenagers. Her website at http://www.felicitypulman.com.au/ contains comprehensive details of all of her books, reviews, writing tips, as well as notes and class activities for teachers. Random House Reading Guides contains more information about the themes of the Janna series and activities for teachers. And then finally there is Felicity's blog. ( )