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An earthly knight hardcover march 2, 2004 by janet mcnaughton author 4. Elevenyearold triffie is the middle daughter of a wellto. With momentum still building from this years earlier release of an earthly knight, coupled with the bestseller, multiawardwinning status of the secret under my skin, we are happy to present the mass market edition of catch me once, catch me twice, janet mcnaughtons debut historical novel. An earthly knight by janet mcnaughton overdrive rakuten. An earthly knight, book by janet mcnaughton mass market. An earthly knight by janet elizabeth mcnaughton 2003, book. Sep 27, 2004 janet mcnaughton is the multiawardwinning author of many books, including the secret under my skin, an earthly knight and her most recent novel, dragon seer, which was shortlisted for the prestigious td canadian childrens literature award, as well as both the cla young adult book award and the book of the year for children award. Elevenyearold triffie is the middle daughter of a welltodo merchant. This young adult novel, set in 1162 in scotland, tells the story of sixteen year old. I consider it to be one of my favorite tam lin retellings. A cloud has descended over the household of lady jeanette avenel. Janet mcnaughton an earthly knight larareadsya2009. An earthly knight is janet mcnaughtons retelling of the old scottish ballad of tam lin, the mortal chosen by the faerie queen to be her payment to hell.
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The plot of the book was inspired by two very old ballads, tam lin and lady isabel. From the ballads bones she creates a fully realized world, set in the lowlands of scotland during the reign of king malcolm iv in the mid12th century. Set in 1162, this is the story of janet and her love for the fairy knight tam lin. The story focuses on two sisters, isabel and jenny, who live in the castle of their wealthy and influential father. Janet mcnaughton s most popular book is a time for giving. Jeanette, or jenny, is the youngest of two daughters of the widower lord avenel. Mcnaughtons version remains pretty faithful to its origins. Janet mcnaughton booklist janet mcnaughton message board. Click to read more about an earthly knight by janet mcnaughton. An earthly knight is janet mcnaughton s retelling of the old scottish ballad of tam lin, the mortal chosen by the faerie queen to be her payment to hell.
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