REVIEW: 'Captivating historical fiction debut.' Cosmopolitan'Immersive and enchanting, it was a jolt to return to modern life ... One of the most memorable and endearing dogs I have come across in literature.' Juliet Blaxland, author of the award-winning 'The Easternmost House' 1553. Goldhanger, a tiny fishing village on the Blackwater marshes. Fifteen-year-old Dela's strange bond with animals has her branded a witch by the locals. Running for her life, with only a rescued dog for a friend, Dela manages to find sanctuary at the palace of Princess Mary. These are dangerous times, with the boy-king Edward on his deathbed and the succession uncertain. Traumatised at first, in an alien world of spies and courtiers, Dela is befriended by a trio of acrobats and players. But when she is drawn to one of them, Fitz, she discovers he holds a terrible secret that promises to tear her fragile world apart.
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