The Lady Grace Mysteries: Jinx

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Description

It’s the height of summer and the palace is full of ambassadors and ladies from the Spanish court. When a visit to the famous St Bartholomew’s fair is planned to entertain the guests, Grace jumps at the chance to get out for the day. Not everybody feels the same though and there’s a lot of superstision amongst the ladies about the gypsies, fortune tellers and herbal medicine that will be at the fair. When a mysterious fire at the fair leaves Lady Sarah injured and a gypsy woman dead, it seems the ladies were right to be worried. But was the fire started on purpose? And can Grace get to the bottom of this mystery?

Additional information

Weight 0.149 kg
Dimensions 1.3 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
by

Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

208

Publisher

Year Published

2008-8-7

Imprint

For Ages

9-11

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

186230419X

About The Author

Lady Grace Cavendish was a Maid of Honour at the court of Queen Elizabeth, She became a ward of court after both her parents were tragically killed in the service of the Queen. Her daybooks, written for her own pleasure, have now reached a wide audience.

Review Quote

Lady Grace's diary entries not only describe an interesting mystery but they also give readers an intriguing picture of what court life was like during Queen Elizabeth's reign

Other text

The reader is quickly drawn into the intrigue and chilling atmosphere of court life

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