Dylan Meconis
Author
Publisher
Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
393 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her sister seizes the throne, Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished to a tiny island off the coast of her kingdom, where the nuns of the convent spend their days peacefully praying, sewing, and gardening. But the island is also home to Margaret, a mysterious young orphan girl whose life is upturned when the cold, regal stranger arrives. As Margaret grows closer to Eleanor, she grapples with the revelation of the island's sinister true purpose as...