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A True and Faithful Narrative

by Katherine Sturtevant

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

In Restoration London, sixteen-year-old Meg Moore is

something of an anomaly. Unlike other girls her age, Meg pores

over books. She spends long hours conversing with the famous

authors and poets who visit her father's bookstore, and even

writes her own stories, laboring over every word until her hand

is black with ink. Without warning, however, Meg comes to

learn exactly how powerful words can be. The day her best

friend's brother Edward sets sail for Italy, Meg scoffs at his

attempts at romance by answering him with a thoughtless jest.

Soon news travels to London that Edward's ship has been

captured and he has been sold as a slave in North Africa - and

Meg cannot shake the thought that her cruel words are the

cause. Now Meg must use her fiery language to bring Edward

home, imploring her fellow Londoners to give all that they can

to buy Edward's freedom. But once Meg learns to direct the

power behind her words, will she be able to undo the damage

she has caused, and write freely the stories that she longs to put

to paper?

This inspired sequel to At the Sign of the Star continues Meg's

story with elegance and élan.

Synopsis:

In Restoration London, 16-year-old Meg Moore spends long hours conversing with the famous authors and poets who visit her father's bookstore, and even writes her own stories. Without warning, however, Meg comes to learn exactly how powerful words can be.

About the Author

KATHERINE STURTEVANT's At the Sign of the Star was a

Booklist Editors' Choice, and in a starred review they said,

"Readers will end the book hoping for a sequel." The author

lives in Berkeley, California.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780374378097
Author:
Sturtevant, Katherine
Publisher:
Farrar Straus Giroux
Author:
New, Katherine
Subject:
Girls & Women
Subject:
History
Subject:
Historical - Other
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History
Subject:
People & Places - Europe
Subject:
Love & Romance
Subject:
Sex role
Subject:
Authorship
Subject:
People
Subject:
Places/Europe
Subject:
Girls
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Love
Subject:
Romance
Subject:
Children s-Historical Fiction-Other
Subject:
Historical - Europe
Subject:
Books & Libraries
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
20060431
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
- Up
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
8.50x5.84x.92 in. .89 lbs.
Age Level:
from 12 up to 17

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