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Gr 6–9—Set in 13th-century North Wales 10 years after the English takeover, this is an instantly gripping story of injustice spawned by subjugation. Cecily, an English girl, tells readers from the outset that her life has been ruined now that she has been uprooted to live among "savages," as she calls the Welsh. Gwenhwyfar is a servant to Cecily, who assumes that she is to be the lady of the house and demands to be treated accordingly. Gwinny resents Cecily, referring to her throughout her narrative as "the Brat." Fleshed-out, multidimensional charact...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In 1290s Caernarvon, Wales, English burgesses tax and oppress the local Welsh, who have only recently come under English rule. Into this castle-dominated town arrives English Cecily, resentful of her father's new post as a town burgess and landholder. All Cecily can think of is how it's all beneath her -- the place, her father's townhouse, and the filthy, taciturn Welsh servants. Arrogant, spoiled, and ignorant, Cecily plays the chatelaine by bullying her se...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In 1290s Caernarvon, Wales, English Cecily, resentful of her father's new post as a town burgess, feels the place and the filthy, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More