Clarion Books
April 2010
167 pgs.
Summary
In 1573, the crippled, scorned, and destitute Meggy Swann goes to London, where she meets her father, an impoverished alchemist, and eventually discovers that although her legs are bent and weak, she has many other strengths.
I just finished this one and loved it. Strong protagonist, interesting time period, humor, well done setting...this could have been a depressing tale in another author's hands, but instead it's uplifting and fun and exactly what I needed to listen to when I did.
ReplyDeleteI had a hard time getting into this one. The shining moments kept getting bogged down in the language for me. Could have used a little less whining from Meggy, even though she had every reason to do so.
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