Captives of Time

by Malcolm J. Bosse and Malcolm Bosse

Book Overview

A sixteen-year-old girl and her mute younger brother suffer great hardships as they travel across medieval Europe--and discover their uncle's invention of the clock. A novel of the 14th century is a formidable undertaking but Mr. Bosse has wonderfully succeeded.--Graham Greene.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440203112
• ISBN13: 9780440203117
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

A tragic story during the Medieval Europe

"CAPTIVES OF TIME," is a well written story by Malcolm Bosse for it will certainly make your attention captive right from the beginning where Anne Valens and her young brother Niklas Valens witness their parents murder. To the disobedience of her uncle Albrecht of building the clock, which he believed was the gift from God to the people. And as a result lead to the first female clock named Anne Valens. This story is full of emotions and events that will make you forget about sleeping until you are done reading the whole book.