Sylvia - Softcover

Courtenay, Bryce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143006991 ISBN 13: 9780143006992

Publisher: Penguin, 2008

Synopsis

‘I am Sylvia Honeyeater; I think myself born around 1196, and this is the story of my life. I am cursed by folk as an optimist and a dreamer, which is a dangerous combination. . .’

Sylvia is the story of the Children's Crusade, which occurred in the year 1212, and is perhaps the strangest true event to have taken place in European history. It is also a story of how, throughout some of the darkest medieval times, the redeeming power and strength of a young woman's love and intelligence prevail over poverty, brutality and bigotry.

Sylvia was a remarkable, talented and eccentric young woman and this is her story.

About this title

Product Description:

This new novel from the internationally bestselling author Bryce Courtenay tells the extraordinary true story of the Children's Crusade, which took place in 1212. 'A superb storyteller' "Times" *Also appeared in March Buyer's Notes*

About the Author:

Bryce Courtenay is the bestselling author of The Power of One, Tandia, April Fool's Day, The Potato Factory, Tommo & Hawk, Solomon's Song, Jessica, A Recipe for Dreaming, The Family Frying Pan, The Night Country, Smoky Joe's Cafe, Four Fires, Matthew Flinders' Cat, Brother Fish, Whitethorn, Sylvia, The Persimmon Tree, Fishing for Stars, The Story of Danny Dunn, Fortune Cookie and Jack of Diamonds.
Bryce Courtenay AM passed away in November 2012, aged seventy-nine, at his home in Canberra.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0143006991
• ISBN 13: 9780143006992
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 848