Title:
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THE WITCHING HOUR
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By: |
Elizabeth Laird |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£12.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0230736793 |
ISBN 13: |
9780230736795 |
Publisher: |
PAN MACMILLAN |
Pub. date: |
1 May, 2009 |
Pages: |
432 |
Description: |
When fourteen-year-old Maggie's grandmother is accused of witchcraft, Maggie has to run for her life. With English soldiers on the march, nowhere is safe - certainly not Ladymuir, where her uncle is determined to defy the king. And wherever Maggie goes, disaster follows. |
Synopsis: |
In seventeenth-century Scotland, everyone knows the devil is real. Everyone knows that witches exist. Everyone knows that saying the wrong thing can get you hanged...When fourteen-year-old Maggie's grandmother is accused of witchcraft, Maggie has to run for her life. With English soldiers on the march, nowhere is safe - certainly not Ladymuir, where her uncle is determined to defy the king. And wherever Maggie goes, disaster follows...A gripping historical novel about a young girl's journey through the Killing Time. |
Illustrations: |
maps |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Macmillan Children's Books |
Prizes: |
Short-listed for Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books: Older |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |