Flight of the Falcon (EasyRead Large Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (717 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1442958286 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 124 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Since 1988 she has worked as a freelance writer and editor, including a six-year stint from 1992-1997 as literary editor of Sydney's Sun-Herald. She recently completed a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Queensland. Most of her professional life has centred on politics and writing, including positions as a researcher in Parliament House, Canberra and Cabinet Adviser in the NSW Premier's Department. Her first book for teenagers, Great Australian Girls (1999), was very successful, and was followed by a companion volume, Australian Heroines (2001). Her most recent books are All Fall Down and Death of a Princess. . About the Author Susan Geason was born in Tasmania, grew up in Queensland, and now lives in Sydney. Her crime fi
When news of an imminent English attack reaches the castle, Sybilla must undertake a dangerous journey home to her mother and the family estate. Sybilla de Saint-Valery, the daughter of a nobleman and soldier, has been staying with relatives in the castle of the Duke of Normandy. But these are treacherous times to be on the road. En route, she is kidnapped by her father's enemies, who demand that Sybilia's mother hand over the deeds to the Saint-Valery estate in exchange for her daughter's safe return. With only her faithful hound, Hannibal, and falcon, Merlin, to help her, can Sybilla escape her captors and reach Saint-Valery before her ancestral home is lost? Set in eleventh-century Normandy, this adventure novel is an intriguing glimpse of the life of a young noblewoman in the early Middle Ages.
Her crime fiction for adults has been published around the world in several languages. Since 1988 she has worked as a freelance writer and editor, including a six-year stint from 1992-1997 as literary editor of Sydney's Sun-Herald. Susan Geason was born in Tasmania, grew up in Queensland, and now lives in Sydney. Her first book for teenagers, Great Australian Girls (1999), was very successful, and was followed by a companion volume, Australian Heroines (2001). . She recently completed a PhD in
"More than "Good Enough"" according to James Cornwell. I'm a stickler for historical accuracy, and this kept me from giving this book five stars. There were a few details that made me go "ARGH!", but in general, a fine romp through the medieval world. I would have liked a bit more action, but there was enough suspense to keep me going. It's hard to find a lot of books for young people set in this time period (I had to WRITE one to fill the gap, in fact; watch for the title STEPHEN'S SWORD in the future) and this is one of the better ones.