The Short Knife

ISBN-10: 1787611965
ISBN-13: 9781787611962
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Language: English
Published: 2020-07-02
Publisher: Andersen Press Limited
Author: Elen Caldecott

Description

Winner of the Tir na n-Og Award Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal It is the year 454AD. The Roman Empire has withdrawn from Britain, throwing it into the chaos of the Dark Ages. Mai has been kept safe by her father and her sister, Haf. But when Saxon warriors arrive at their farm, the family is forced to flee to the hills where British warlords lie in wait. Can Mai survive in a dangerous world where speaking her mother tongue might be deadly, and where even the people she loves the most can’t be trusted?

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