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Sequel to Raider's Tide. The continuation of Beatrice and Robert's story, historical drama set in 16th Century border country. In Raider's Tide, Beatrice, a sixteen-year-old English girl, saves Robert a Scot from death. She has risked her own life, by helping the enemy but in turn is rescued by John, the local pastor. After nearly drowning, and with Robert gone, Beatrice finds it difficult to settle back into everyday life. She starts to learn healing with the Cockleshell Man but is too distraught to concentrate well. A quarrel with her father results in her leaving home to stay at the Parsonage out father's way. There, her relationship with John deepens and they become betrothed. Meanwhile several captured Scots are imprisoned in the infamous dungeons of Lancaster Castle. Robert is among them - he did not make it across the brder. The prisoners are almost certain to be hanged after their trials at the Lent Assizes. Beatrice makes repeated attempts to free him, but nothing works and Robert is condemned to die. In desperation Beatrice plots with some travelling players to rescue Robert and in doing so, she jeapordises her relationship with John and narrowly escapes being thrown int

ISBN: 9780007130856
Classification: Historical fiction (Children's/YA)
Format: Paperback (197mm x 130mm x 17mm)
Pages: 336
Publish Date: 3-Feb-2003
Country of Publication: United Kingdom

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Author Biography: Maggie Prince
Maggie Prince won the W H Smith Mind Boggling Book Award for Memoirs of a Danger Alien which was also a World Book Day Superead in 2001. She has been a journalist, a charity worker and is married with three children.

Recent books by Maggie Prince » View all books by Maggie Prince

Raider's Tide
Raider's Tide, Paperback (August 2009)
House on Hound Hill
House on Hound Hill, Hardback (July 2003)
House on Hound Hill
House on Hound Hill, Paperback / softback (May 2003)
North Side of the Tree
North Side of the Tree, Paperback (February 2003)
Raider's Tide
Raider's Tide, Paperback (February 2002)
House on Hound Hill
House on Hound Hill, Hardback (March 2001)
Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed
Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed, Paperback (April 1997)
Pulling the Plug on the Universe
Pulling the Plug on the Universe, Paperback (September 1996)
Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed
Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed, Hardback (July 1996)
Memoirs of a Dangerous Alien
Memoirs of a Dangerous Alien, Paperback (April 1996)
Memoirs of a Dangerous Alien
Memoirs of a Dangerous Alien, Audio cassette (April 1996)
Pulling the Plug on the Universe
Pulling the Plug on the Universe, Hardback (March 1995)
Memoirs of a Dangerous Alien
Memoirs of a Dangerous Alien, Hardback (April 1994)
Rachel on the Run
Rachel on the Run, Hardback (March 1987)
Wishing Powder
Wishing Powder, Hardback (April 1986)
Dragon in the Family
Dragon in the Family, Hardback (February 1985)
Glory Hole
Glory Hole, Hardback (April 1984)
» View all books by Maggie Prince
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