Pagan in Exile - Hardcover

Jinks, Catherine

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568 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763620203 ISBN 13: 9780763620202

Publisher: Candlewick Pr, 2004

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Catherine Jinks's follow-up to PAGAN'S CRUSADE is another tale with special appeal for boys -- filled with action, featuring a witty young narrator, and loaded with down-and-dirty details of medieval life.

The year is 1188, and Jerusalem is in the hands of the Infidel. Upstanding Crusaders and their squires--like Lord Roland Roucy de Bram and Pagan Kidrouk--are returning to Europe, hoping to rally more knights to their cause. The sardonic young Pagan expects Lord Roland's family to be the picture of fortitude and good manners, but he is in for a rude awakening. Brutish and unfeeling, the de Bram clan cares nothing for the Crusades, or indeed for anything outside their neighborhood in France. Meanwhile, local unrest is brewing. Church authorities are duking it out with the de Brams over a group of "heretics" living nearby. And now Pagan and Roland, sworn to defend Christianity, are left to decide for themselves whom to stand by-and whom to trust.

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Pagan in Exile In this follow-up to "Pagan's Crusade," Crusader Lord Roland Roucy de Bram and his squire, Pagan Kidrouk, return to Europe from Jerusalem. But local unrest is brewing, and Pagan and Roland, sworn to defend Christianity, must decide whom to stand by--and whom to trust.

Review:

Pagan’s Crusade

“...introduces a character as lovable, stubbornly loyal, and smart-mouthed as any Disney film sidekick.... Rich, vivid storytelling, with a sturdy base in historical events, and undercurrents both comic and serious." Kirkus Review

“Fast-paced, lively and very witty.”Bookseller

“ Highly amusing... entertaining historical fiction.” Publishing News

What readers have said:

‘...a wonderful book, very easy to read, and full of emotion and angst and drama.’

‘This fast-paced story will be sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face...’

‘A great book! Full of action and adventure.’

‘Told with amazing wit, this book is thoroughly readable and and a must for all!’

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