Sylvia

Penguin, Australia, 2008. Medium Trade Paperback. Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 499 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin, Australia, 2008. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have superficial edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine has moderate reading creases. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. Pages are lightly tanned and lightly creased. time written in ink on last page. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'I am Sylvia Honeyeater; I think myself born around 1196, and this is the story of my life.' From master storyteller Bryce Courtenay comes the colourful epic of Sylvia. Late twelfth-century Europe is torn by religious intolerance. Sylvia, with a singing voice that can literally charm the birds out of the trees, and an acute and questioning mind that refuses to accept unreasoned beliefs, embarks on a pilgrimage. She joins the Children's Crusade, bound for the Holy Land. From a bawdy life as an entertainer in a whorehouse to an austere and frequently cruel existence in a convent, she fights to be true to her destiny. And her mysterious birthmark causes much confusion- can this peasant maid indeed be a chosen messenger? Sylvia is a tale of adversity, of adventure and crusades, and of a beautiful and gifted woman. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN/EAN: 9780143006992. Inventory No: 20030230.. 9780143006992