An utterly enchanting, eerie novel that sits alongside The Children of Green Knowe and Moondial, and has been described as the very best time-travel novel for children.
Illustrated by John Broadley - shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year.
When Penelope visits an ancient farmhouse, she finds herself travelling back in time and watching helplessly as tragic events bring danger to her friends and the downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots, whom they are seeking to rescue from prison. Penelope knows the tragic end that awaits the Scottish queen but she can neither change the course of events nor persuade her new family of the hopelessness of their cause . . .
Caught between present and past, Penelope is torn by questions of freedom and fate. To travel in time, Penelope discovers, is to be very much alone. And yet the slow recurrent rhythms of the natural world, beautifully captured by Alison Uttley, also speak of a greater ongoing life that transcends the passage of years.
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Alison Uttley, (1884 - 1976) born in Derbyshire, took much inspiration from her love of the countryside. She wrote over 100 books, her most famous being the Little Grey Rabbit series, A Country Child and A Traveller in Time. Margaret Tempest (1892 - 1982) illustrated at least thirty-one Little Grey Rabbit books. She then wrote and illustrated 20 books of her
More about Alison UttleyJohn Broadley has been active in illustration and small press publishing since the mid 1990s. He works mostly in pen and ink and collage. His work has most recently been used to decorate the interiors, menus and branding for Quo Vadis restaurant Soho. The food and drink theme has continued through to a range of packaging and ceramics for the Fine Cheese
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