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Summary: Fantastic Children's Historical, re: Mary, Queen of Scots
Review: This novel, one of my all-time favourites, is the story of Penelope, who at the age of nine visits her great-aunt in the British countryside for a summer. While at the centuries-old farm, she discovers that her second-sight enables her to travel back in time to the 16th century, when Mary, Queen of Scots was first in hiding nearby, then imprisoned, by Elizabeth I of England. She interacts with the nobility of the farm, some of whom are in league with the exiled Queen, and are plotting to rescue her. Although she knows the plot is doomed to failure, and that Queen Mary will be executed, Penelope sympathizes with the "Captive Queen", and tries to aid the rescue attempt. She makes several trips to the past, and grows to love the people she meets there. This novel is full of beautiful language, evocative descriptions, and haunting images. It is an unforgettable story: one so moving and detailed that you can almost taste and smell the past from its pages. A! warning: this book is very sad. However, it is also incredibly interesting, especially if you have studied Elizabethan England, or the history of the Scottish Queen."Traveller" is not only a children's book - it is written to older-fashioned guidelines for children's literature: very appropriate for adults as well.
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