Hill of the Angels

by Sue Mayfield

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Pub Date Jun 16 2016 | Archive Date Jan 31 2017

SPCK | SPCK Publishing

Children's Fiction | Teens & YA

Description

One war. Two sides. King against Parliament. Childhood friends Abigail Booth and Grace Fowler are united by a shared love of wild hills, beautiful things and the mysterious angels of their secret place. But when the Civil War erupts, violently dividing neighbour against neighbour and brother against brother, Abigail and Grace find themselves ripped apart as their families stand on opposing sides. Separated by war and faith, will their friendship survive and will they ever meet again at the Hill of the Angels?

One war. Two sides. King against Parliament. Childhood friends Abigail Booth and Grace Fowler are united by a shared love of wild hills, beautiful things and the mysterious angels of their secret...

A Note From the Publisher

SUE MAYFIELD is an award-winning author of novels for young adults. She has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal three times and her books have won the North East Book Award, the Heartland Award (USA) and the Prix Polar de Jeunesse (France). Hill of the Angels is her ninth novel and the first with a historical setting..

SUE MAYFIELD is an award-winning author of novels for young adults. She has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal three times and her books have won the North East Book Award, the Heartland Award...

Advance Praise

'A dramatic and moving exploration of the gulf between faith and fanaticism.' Gillian Cross, author of the Demon Headmaster series

'Relevant and memorable, this is a story that will stay with me always.' Shelley Fallows, Lovereading4kids

'Sue Mayfield is a superb storyteller with a gift for creating characters with strong voices.' Jane E Sandell, The Scotsman: Round-Up of Children's Books, October 2016

'A dramatic and moving exploration of the gulf between faith and fanaticism.' Gillian Cross, author of the Demon Headmaster series

'Relevant and memorable, this is a story that will stay with me...