Bibliograph

Castle of refuge, Melanie Dickerson

Type

Label

Castle of refuge, Melanie Dickerson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Grades 10-12, Thomas Nelson

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Castle of refuge

Oclc number

1238129528

Responsibility statement

Melanie Dickerson

Series statement

A Dericott tale

Summary

In medieval England, nineteen-year-old Audrey, the daughter of English nobility and facially scarred by her abusive, mentally ill sister, seeks God's protection when she runs away from an arranged marriage proposal, to find true love, safety, and a purpose to her lifeFourteenth-century England. Audrey has suffered her sister Maris's cruel, jealous behavior all her life. An act of malice made their father, a viscount, sent Maris to a convent, but Audrey was still left with scars. Three years later he is determined to marry off his damaged daughter, and Maris is returning. Audrey runs away, but is attacked, injured, and taken in at Dericott Castle to be nursed back to health. Working as a servant in the castle, she falls in love with Edwin, Lord Dericott, who lost his arm several months earlier. When the man Audrey's father wants her to marry comes looking for her, Audrey and Edwin must make a decision about whether or not love is truly worth trusting. -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adolescent

Classification