With a Sword in My Hand

By Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Pat van Beirs


With a Sword in My Hand
Online price: £6.99
Paperback, 240 pages
Published: 3rd June 2011

Category: Fiction 13+
Reading age, years: From 13 To 16

Shaking off the strict expectations of court life, Marguerite roams free - learning to ride, to fence and to outwit the boys. But the Count of Flanders has plans for his wayward daughter. Will Marguerite be able to resist the combined pressure of politics, power and a foreign prince? And has she met her match in Philip, the valiant knight in shirtsleeves?
Based on the real life of Marguerite van Male (1348-1405), With a Sword in My Hand is an intense medieval adventure, and Marguerite herself is a brave, headstrong and thoroughly charming heroine.

Has everything the older reader (10 upwards) might want from an historical novel, from the fast-paced adventure of sword fights and secret escapades to romance, rebellion and the period detail of everyday casual violence or the erupting pustules of the plague.
- School Librarian



Publication Details:

Binding: Paperback, 240 pages
ISBN: 9781741758658
Format: 198mm x 128mm

BIC Code: YFB
BISAC Code:  JUV000000
Imprint: Allen & Unwin


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