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Green Bronze Mirror Lynne ellison

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Cuchulain
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Green Bronze Mirror Lynne ellison

Post by Cuchulain » Mon November 2nd, 2009, 6:11 pm

Karen is playing on the beach when she finds an ancient mirror buried in the sand. She looks into it, and is transported back in time to the Roman empire. Finding herself a slave, she faces many hair-raising adventures in her struggle to return to her own time.
This Long-lost work of young adult Roman fantasy/ historical fiction, first published in 1966 and since out of print, has been reprinted in a new paperback edition with BRAND-NEW illustrations by Philip Smiley.

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Post by annis » Mon November 2nd, 2009, 9:13 pm

I've heard of this one, Cuchulain, though I've never come across a copy. It's so good to see some of these excellent older YA novels being reprinted. I'm delighted to see some of Rosemary Sutcliff's novels back in print after many years in the wilderness.

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Post by diamondlil » Sat January 16th, 2010, 12:56 am

I've just received a copy of this. Looking forward to reading it.
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Post by Eigon » Mon January 18th, 2010, 8:47 pm

I have quite vivid memories of this book, though I only read it once, from the school library. I remember being deeply envious of the author, who was only 14 when she wrote it - I wonder if she ever went on to do anything else?

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Post by cordaella » Thu April 1st, 2010, 9:08 am

Eigon, you've probably found this link - a guest post on a blog in which she says she hasn't written anything since The Green Bronze Mirror.http://historical-fiction.com/?p=816

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Post by Eigon » Thu April 1st, 2010, 6:35 pm

Thanks for that! I hadn't seen it.

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