The Diamond of Drury Lane
by:
Julia Golding (author)
The multi award-winning, "The Diamond of Drury Lane" returns - this time in paperback! Set in 1790's Covent Garden this book whisks you back to a bygone era and into the magic of the theatre. Cat Royal's colourful slang and confident I'll-tell-you-how-it-really-is, makes the story sparkle off the...
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The multi award-winning, "The Diamond of Drury Lane" returns - this time in paperback! Set in 1790's Covent Garden this book whisks you back to a bygone era and into the magic of the theatre. Cat Royal's colourful slang and confident I'll-tell-you-how-it-really-is, makes the story sparkle off the page. Cat Royal is an orphan who lives at the back of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. She mingles with the high and low of society, from the actors on stage to the lords and ladies in the stalls to the barrow boys in the grimy marketplace. The tale is packed with local colour and authentic detail. And of course there is a gripping diamond mystery.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781405237581 (1405237589)
ASIN: 1405237589
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Teen,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
Plays,
Theatre
Series: Cat Royal (#1)
I didn't get a chance to finish it before I had to return it, but I think it has a happy ending.
I love Julia's book so much so I may reread them. It's been 2 years.
This reminded me a lot of L. A. Meyers Bloody Jack series. Both series have spunky heroines in not so ideal situations. Cat was interesting and relatable and the other characters were engaging as well. The plot was fast moving and the action was intense. I liked it.
Fabulous. It's a hard thing to write historical characters dealing with situations that modern readers find intolerable, but which were (at least largely) acceptable. Golding does a great job with Cat. She's human and of her time, but well suited to be exposed to the broad range of thought during...
First book in the Cat Royal SeriesCatherine "Cat" Royal, aged 12 or 13, is an orphan living in the theater on Drury Lane. Small and petite at only four feet, but with more than enough wit, spirit and brash independence to make up for her small stature. A hidden diamond. A freed slave. Two warring ga...
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