Book : The Lantern Bearers (the Roman Britain Trilogy, 3) -.

-Titulo Original : The Lantern Bearers (the Roman Britain Trilogy, 3)

-Fabricante :

Square Fish

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Review “A spellbinding historical adventure . . . Smoothly written, fast-paced, remarkable in the atmosphere it evokes.” The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books Rosemary Sutcliffs The Lantern Bearers is the winner of the 1959 Carnegie Medal in Literature. The last of the Roman army have set sail and left Britain forever, abandoning it to civil war and the threat of a Saxon invasion. Aquila, a young Legionnaire, deserted his regiment to stay behind with his family, but his home and all that he loves are destroyed. Years of hardship and fighting follow, and in the end, there is only one thing left in Aquilas life his thirst for revenge . . . About the Author Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-1992) wrote dozens of books for young readers, including her award-winning Roman Britain trilogy, The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, and The Lantern Bearers, which won the Carnegie Medal. The Eagle of the Ninth is now a major motion picture, The Eagle, directed by Kevin MacDonald and starring Channing Tatum. Born in Surrey, Sutcliff spent her childhood in Malta and on various other naval bases where her father was stationed. At a young age, she contracted Stills Disease, which confined her to a wheelchair for most of her life. Shortly before her death, she was named Commander of the British Empire (CBE) one of Britains most prestigious honors. She died in West Sussex, England, in 1992.