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418 pp.
| Hyperion |
June, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-1245-7$16.99
(4)
YA
Following her father's death, Miranda is sent to Queen Elizabeth I's court as the ward of a corrupt guardian. She uses her skills with a needle to draw the queen's attention, but sewing up the right marriage proposal proves trickier. Many of the characters are two-dimensional; Kolosov's vividly rendered portrait of courtly life, intrigue and all, is the book's strongest feature.