Synopses & Reviews
When the notorious Dick Turpin is hanged, Charlie Feather is watching and learning. At just fourteen years of age, Charley, an apprentice highwayman, knows that betrayal is common and that a short, brutal life may come to a sudden end on the steps of the gallows. Abandoned at birth, shunted from one "foster mother" to another, streetwise Charley trusts no oneespecially when there are dark secrets to keep.
Synopsis
In mid-18th Century England, 14 year old highway robber Charley was born an orphan in Southwark, London, and learned to survive the hard way. At the age of twelve, he/she is part of a notorious highway robber's gang run by Jack Wild. Charley finds herself on the run with another member, called 'Frenchy'. Will Charley escape Frenchy again!
About the Author
Kate Pennington is a pseudonym of a best-selling author, whose books have sold in the millions. She is also the author of Tread Softly, Brief Candle, and Nightingale's Song.