OLDER FICTION
Thompson, Ricki

City of Cannibals

(2) YA In 1536 Dell flees her abusive father, landing up in London. She's befriended by a novice monk and by a woodworker whose allegiance to the pope is now treasonous; Dell's life is soon in peril too. Thompson's romance offers a quick glimpse of sixteenth-century England. Her characters and themes--court life, religious and political strife, puppet theater, etc.--are intriguing.

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