- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Hodder Children's Books; New Ed edition (15 April 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340873434
- ISBN-13: 978-0340873434
- Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 13.7 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,403,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'The romance, the danger and the intrigue of Elizabethan England are fully realised in this novel and provide a magical setting.' (The School Librarian )
'Kate Pennington has written this book as beautifully as the way Mary embroiders. The careful texture of the words . . . creates a moving and realistic picture every reader will love.' (the Historical Novels Review )
'Carefully researched and written with a focus on unknown commoners whose lives are touched by famous members of the nobility. . . . The plot, with its conversations in dark corners and flashing blades, its court pageantry and extravagence - drives along compellingly.' (Books For Keeps )
'Kate Pennington has written this book as beautifully as the way Mary embroiders. The careful texture of the words . . . creates a moving and realistic picture every reader will love.' (the Historical Novels Review )
'Carefully researched and written with a focus on unknown commoners whose lives are touched by famous members of the nobility. . . . The plot, with its conversations in dark corners and flashing blades, its court pageantry and extravagence - drives along compellingly.' (Books For Keeps )
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Mary Devereux and her father, John, have been appointed to embroider a precious cloak for Walter Raleigh, ready for an invitation to Queen Elizabeth I's court. Each stitch carries Mary's dreams and longings as she gets to know the world of high society. Silently she observes gossip, ambition, dark secrets and high vanity and - on one fateful day - murder.
Now Mary is being watched - a dangerous traitor suspects she knows more than she should... (20051104)
Now Mary is being watched - a dangerous traitor suspects she knows more than she should... (20051104)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A most enjoyable read!,
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This review is from: Tread Softly (Paperback)
This was a most enjoyable read, but took a little time to get off the ground. I found the dialogue between the characters initially a little hard going and clumsy, but eventually the story came into its own. This is the tale of a seamstress who ups her station in life - first by creating a cloak 'fit for a Queen' that takes her to the palace itself. Here she becomes a member of the court, and has close encounters with Elizabeth I. Despite her climb of the ladder of life, she opts to return to her humble beginnings. One is inclined at the outset to interpret this as a possible romance novel, but as it progresses, it becomes much more than that. This has mystery, intrigue, adventure, murder and excitement, and is not overly sentimental. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it highly.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent fictional account of Walter Raleigh.,
By DubaiReader "DubaiReader" (Dubai United Arab Emirates) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE)
This review is from: Tread Softly (Paperback)
I love historical fiction, and couldn't resist this book when my daughter chose it last Christmas.
I really enjoyed it. The pace is fast, it's well written and the characters are great. Although it is based around the well known figure of (Sir) Walter Raleigh, it is written from the point of view of the young seamstress who he employs to make the fine cloak that famously prevented Queen Elizabeth I from soiling her shoes in a puddle. The Queen has many enemies and it is hard to know who is friend and who is foe. Employed now as one of the Queen's seamstresses, Mary must decide who she can trust with dangerous information that she has overheard. The rest you must read for yourself, you'll be glad you did.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A brillant mystery,
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This review is from: Tread Softly (Paperback)
This is a brillant tudour mystery story!!!! I recommend it for anyone aged about 13 upwards who enjoys stories set in the past.
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