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The Lady Grace Mysteries: Jinx

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Full Title:

The Lady Grace Mysteries: Jinx

Contributors:

By (Author) Grace Cavendish

ISBN:

9781862304192

Publisher:

Penguin Random House Children's UK

Imprint:

Red Fox

Publication Date:

1st October 2008

UK Publication Date:

7th August 2008

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction

Dewey:

823.914

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

208

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 13mm

Weight:

149g

Description

A brand new title in this compelling historical series - now with a fabulous new look! It's the height of summer and the palace is full of ambassadors and ladies from the Spanish court. When a visit to the famous St Bartholomew's fair is planned to entertain the guests, Grace jumps at the chance to get out for the day. Not everybody feels the same though and there's a lot of superstision amongst the ladies about the gypsies, fortune tellers and herbal medicine that will be at the fair. When a mysterious fire at the fair leaves Lady Sarah injured and a gypsy woman dead, it seems the ladies were right to be worried. But was the fire started on purpose And can Grace get to the bottom of this mystery

Reviews

Lady Grace's diary entries not only describe an interesting mystery but they also give readers an intriguing picture of what court life was like during Queen Elizabeth's reign * Through the Looking Glass *
The reader is quickly drawn into the intrigue and chilling atmosphere of court life * Primary Times *
An excellent series * Through the Looking Glass *

Author Bio

Lady Grace Cavendish was a Maid of Honour at the court of Queen Elizabeth, She became a ward of court after both her parents were tragically killed in the service of the Queen. Her daybooks, written for her own pleasure, have now reached a wide audience.

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