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Winner of the Tir na n-Og Award
Shortlisted for the Young Quills Historical Fiction Award
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal

It is the year 454AD. The Roman Empire has withdrawn from Britain, throwing it into the chaos of the Dark Ages. Mai has been kept safe by her father and her sister, Haf. But when Saxon warriors arrive at their farm, the family is forced to flee to the hills where British warlords lie in wait. Can Mai survive in a dangerous world where speaking her mother tongue might be deadly, and where even the people she loves the most can't be trusted?

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Elen Caldecott graduated with an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University and is now the author of ten children's novels for Bloomsbury. Before becoming a writer she was an archaeologist, a nurse, a theatre usher and a museum security guard. Her stories have been shortlisted for thirty awards. She lives in Bristol with her husband and their do

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