Description
| Product ID: | 9781804251317 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Boy, the Witch & The Queen of Scots |
| Authors: | Author: Barbara Henderson |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating No. Not the Palace. Anywhere but the Palace. 12-year-old Alexander Buchan was once content, training as a falconer at Strathbogie Castle in Huntly. But when his Earl sends him to Edinburgh to the court of the newly arrived Mary, Queen of Scots, the boy finds himself lured into a world of intrigue, terror and treachery. Alexander knows right from wrong, but how can he hope to outwit the Earl's murderous messenger? Surely no one can defy such a powerful master whose wife is rumoured to be a witch!Soon, more than the boy's own life is at stake: his friend Lizzie is arrested and the the angry clouds of Reformation Scotland gather around the young Queen. It seems that Alexander must spy – or die. No. Not the Palace. Anywhere but the Palace. 12-year-old Alexander Buchan was once content, training as a falconer at Strathbogie Castle in Huntly. But when his Earl sends him to Edinburgh to the court of the newly arrived Mary, Queen of Scots, the boy finds himself lured into a world of intrigue, terror and treachery. Alexander knows right from wrong, but how can he hope to outwit the Earl''s murderous messenger? Surely no one can defy such a powerful master whose wife is rumoured to be a witch! Soon, more than the boy''s own life is at stake: his friend Lizzie is arrested and the the angry clouds of Reformation Scotland gather around the young Queen. It seems that Alexander must spy – or die. |
| Imprint Name: | Luath Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Luath Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-04-11 |