Natasha's Will
By (Author) Joan Lingard
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin
18th September 2000
3rd August 2000
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
176
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 11mm
127g
1917 and the Russian Revolution rages on the streets of St Petersburg. Natasha's grandfather, Prince Denisov, has been arrested by the Red Guard. The rest of her family must flee for their lives. Their journey across war-torn Europe is desperate and dangerous, and it is only after years of exile that Natasha finds a new home in Scotland. Old friends care for her - surely, after her death, the house will come to them But Natasha's will is missing. And the search for it reveals mysterious secrets, linking past, present and future.
Joan Lingard was born in Edinburgh and grew up in Belfast where she lived until she was eighteen. She began to write when she was eleven years old and always wanted to be a writer. She is particularly well-known for the Kevin and Sadie titles, beginning with THE TWELFTH DAY OF JULY, which are set against the troubled background of Ireland. Joan was recently given an MBE for distinguished service to children's literature. She lives in Edinburgh.