Promise the Night
Immediately compelling and action-packed, this carefully researched work of historical fiction introduces young readers to the childhood of the famous yet elusive Beryl Markham, the first person to fly solo from England to North America. As in her debut novel, Prisoners in the Palace, MacColl...
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Immediately compelling and action-packed, this carefully researched work of historical fiction introduces young readers to the childhood of the famous yet elusive Beryl Markham, the first person to fly solo from England to North America. As in her debut novel, Prisoners in the Palace, MacColl propels readers into a multilayered story with an unforgettable heroine and evocative language that brings the backdrop of colonial British East Africa to life. A fascinating read for anyone with a thirst for adventure.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780811876254 (081187625X)
Publish date: January 4th 2012
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Pages no: 264
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Teen,
Cultural,
Africa,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Action,
High School
A fictionalized biography of Beryl Markham. I almost wished that it had simply been non-fiction, as it didn't quite read as a story to me.
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