Travel back to 1645 and the English Civil War with the ever insightful historical children’s author Ally Sherrick. Readers will be drawn into this dangerous adventure of rebellion, spies and deceit as they discover what it really means to be fearless and true.
Merriweather Pryce is the daughter of an English nobleman who has left the family home to fight with King Charles I against rebellious parliamentarians. When their manor, Compton Blaize, comes under threat and Merri’s stepmother enters into talks with Cromwell’s army, Merri knows she has to help. Determined to keep her promise to her father, she’ll do anything to defend her home.
Disguised as a boy, Merri sets off on a journey full of peril and pitfalls. She has no way of knowing where allegiances lie with those she meets along the road. She must say the right thing or risk death. Quick thinking and a strong nerve are essential if she’s going to make it through alive.
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