Norfolk 1540 Thirteen-year old Matilda Marchmont lives a dull life in the country - riding her horse, mixing her family's medicines, imagining herself to be a witch and writing in her secret diary. She longs for the glamour and thrills of life at court, led by her ultrafashionable young cousin Katherine Howard. And then one night something DOES happen. She is to be sent to court too, as a lady in waiting and spy, to help further Katherine's marriage chances with King Henry the Eighth himself. Matilda is drawn into a glittering world of intrigue, intense friendship and mortal danger which takes her from Hampton Court Palace to the Bloody Tower itself.
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Norfolk 1540
Thirteen-year old Matilda Marchmont lives a dull life in the country - riding her horse, mixing her family's medicines, imagining herself to be a witch and writing in her secret diary. She longs for the glamour and thrills of life at court, led by her ultrafashionable young cousin Katherine Howard.
And then one night something DOES happen. She is to be sent to court too, as a lady in waiting and spy, to help further Katherine's marriage chances with King Henry the Eighth himself.
Matilda is drawn into a glittering world of intrigue, intense friendship and mortal danger which takes her from Hampton Court Palace to the Bloody Tower itself.
About the Author
Sandra Goldbacher is a critically acclaimed, award-winning screen-writer and director. She is twice BAFTA nominated for her period feature films `Me Without You' the `Governess', and 'Ballet Shoes' a BBC Christmas adaptation of the children's classic by Noel Streatfeild. Sandra is endlessly drawn to stories about the complicated interactions of young women.
Matilda's Secret is Sandra's debut novel.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By KK
Format:Paperback
I'ts no easy feat balancing a historical context, while keeping a story human and engaging, especially considering the age group it's intended for, however the author has managed this with utter grace.
The choice of presenting it as a diary is very effective, you get a real sense of Matilda's voice and personality, every word and line drips with character, with Matilda's acute and often humorous, visual observations of Tudor life and small moments. Her voice is still swirling around my head, and I think it will do so for a little while. Saying that the voice of the author is clearly felt, its executed with a poetic and lyrical brevity that you hope for in any good piece of literature, it's quite a fascinating and peculiar little entity this book, you should read it.
The choice of presenting it as a diary is very effective, you get a real sense of Matilda's voice and personality, every word and line drips with character, with Matilda's acute and often humorous, visual observations of Tudor life and small moments. Her voice is still swirling around my head, and I think it will do so for a little while. Saying that the voice of the author is clearly felt, its executed with a poetic and lyrical brevity that you hope for in any good piece of literature, it's quite a fascinating and peculiar little entity this book, you should read it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By DMF
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for my 11 year old daughter as she is studying this period in history at school and it really brought it to life for her. She so enjoyed the book she took it into school to show to her teacher and classmates, I have gone on to buy the matching doll and accessories which are gorgeous, a real keepsake and really brings the whole era to life.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Mrs B
Format:Paperback
Matilda's Secret has great pace and my 9 year old and I zipped through it in a couple of days. There is wonderful depth and colour to this intriguing story, with descriptions of the extravagant and unpredictable life in the Royal Tudor court, as well as the miserable poverty outside.
The scenes are so vivid - you can tell it is written by a screenwriter!
A wonderful read!
The scenes are so vivid - you can tell it is written by a screenwriter!
A wonderful read!
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Matilda's Secret story book
This book was not what I thought it would be like and it began more on the lines of "Horrible Histories" until it settled into a reasonable story. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs J E Hardy
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a gem of a book
I know the author but even allowing for bias this is a gem of a children's novel.
For once you CAN judge a book by its cover : both are beautifully done and share a... Read more
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