The Shining Company Rosemary Sutcliff

Name: The Shining Company By Rosemary Sutcliff
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The Shining Company by Rosemary Sutcliff

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Summary

Written by the author of Bonnie Dundee, The Light Beyond the Forest and The Sword and the Circle, this is a story of the Briton's struggles against the Saxons. It is also a portrayal of a boy reaching manhood in a different and harsher time.

The Shining Company Summary

The Shining Company by Rosemary Sutcliff

In 600 A.D. in northern Britain, Prosper becomes a shield bearer with the Companions, an army made up of three hundred younger sons of minor kings and trained to act as one fighting brotherhood against the invading Saxons.

About Rosemary Sutcliff

Rosemary Sutcliff was born in 1920 in West Clanden, Surrey. With over 40 books to her credit, Rosemary Sutcliff is now universally considered one of the finest writers of historical novels for children. Her first novel, The Queen Elizabeth Story was published in 1950. In 1972 her book Tristan and Iseult was runner-up for the Carnegie Medal. In 1974 she was highly commended for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and in 1978 her book, Song for a Dark Queen was commended for the Other Award. Rosemary lived for a long time in Arundel, Sussex with her dogs and in 1975, she was awarded the OBE for services to Children's Literature. Unfortunately Rosemary passed away in July 1992 and will be much missed by her many fans.

Additional information

Sku

GOR001381225

ISBN 13

9780370314679

ISBN 10

0370314670

Title

The Shining Company by Rosemary Sutcliff

Author

Rosemary Sutcliff

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Penguin Random House Children's UK

Year published

19900607

Number of pages

242

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us