Song for a Dark Queen by R Sutcliff

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Song for a Dark Queen by R Sutcliff

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Zusammenfassung

A novel based on the life and campaigns of Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni. When the Roman Emperor Nero rules that the royal line of the Iceni is to be ended, Boudicca knows that this is one battle she cannot afford to lose. Rosemary Sutcliff won the 1959 Carnegie Medal for "The Lantern Bearers".

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Song for a Dark Queen by R Sutcliff

From the day Cadwan fashioned a sword from a willow wand and composed a victory song for his young mistress, Boudicca, he has loyally charted her rise to Queen. Boudicca is the strong and brave leader of the Iceni tribe - courageously guiding her people from one victorious battle to her next. Then Emperor Nero rules that the royal line of the Iceni is to be ended, and Boudicca knows this is one battle she cannot afford to lose. . . .

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Rosemary Sutcliff was born in 1920 in West Clanden, Surrey. With over 40 books to her credit, she is nowuniversally considered one of the finest writers of historical novels for children. Her first novel, The Queen Elizabeth Story, was published in 1950. In 1972 her book Tristan and Iseult was runner-up for the Carnegie Medal. In 1974 she was highly commended for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and in 1978 her book, Song for a Dark Queen, was commended for the Other Award. Rosemary lived for a long time in Arundel, Sussex with her dogs and in 1975, she was awarded the OBE for services to Children's Literature. Unfortunately Rosemary passed away in July 1992 and will be much missed by her many fans.
SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9780099527916
ISBN 10 009952791X
Titel Song for a Dark Queen
Autor R Sutcliff
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Penguin Random House Children's UK
Erscheinungsjahr 1996-04-04
Seitenanzahl 176
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