Babylonne

Babylonne

1st Candlewick Press Edition

Hardback (11 Nov 2008)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Exotic and exciting, this unflinching coming-of-age tale featuring a headstrong heroine weaves a vivid tapestry of life in the Middle Ages.

Early thirteenth-century Languedoc is a place of valor, violence, and persecution. At age sixteen, Babylonne has survived six bloody sieges. She's tough, resourceful, and - now that her strict aunt and abusive grandmother intend to marry her off to a senile old man - desperate. Disguised as a boy, Babylonne embarks on an action-packed adventure that amounts to a choice: trust the mysterious Catholic priest - a sworn enemy to her Cathar faith - who says he's a friend of her dead father, Pagan. Or pursue a fairy-tale version of her future, one in which she'll fight and likely die in a vicious war with the French. Though Babylonne never knew her irreverent father, fans of Catherine Jinks's novels about Pagan Kidrouk will be sure to see the resemblance in his feisty daughter.

Book information

ISBN: 9780763636500
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Imprint: Candlewick Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Candlewick Press Edition
DEWEY: [Fic]
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 499g
Height: 193mm
Width: 137mm
Spine width: 33mm