Product Description
Motherless Grace Rutherford grows up in Victorian Hertfordshire with servants for friends, and a loving lawyer father who makes powerful enemies by fighting injustice. When a wild and wordless boy is found bleeding in the woods beyond the grounds, no one knows who he is, where he comes from, or why he is so afraid.Though he learns to read, write, and play the young gentleman, he remains silent and wary, making enemies of his own in a world to which he can never belong. But can he ever go home? And if he does, what is left for him there?Voice of the Aspen is an adventure full of drama and emotion. It is the story of two cultures, of friendship beyond language, of courage and the right to be valued for who we are.
About the Author
This is the second historical adventure from Sue Hampton, whose first novel was SPIRIT AND FIRE. A teacher who has explored both Victorian and Roman times with her pupils, she loves reading as well as writing, and art, film, dance and flowers as well as history. SHUTDOWN, a futuristic drama for young teenagers, follows next year.
