{"product_id":"9780571382040","title":"A Traveller in Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn utterly enchanting, eerie novel that sits alongside \u003ci\u003eThe Children of Green Knowe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoondial\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been described as the very best time-travel novel for children.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrated by John Broadley - shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Penelope visits an ancient farmhouse, she finds herself travelling back in time and watching helplessly as tragic events bring danger to her friends and the downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots, whom they are seeking to rescue from prison. Penelope knows the tragic end that awaits the Scottish queen but she can neither change the course of events nor persuade her new family of the hopelessness of their cause . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaught between present and past, Penelope is torn by questions of freedom and fate. To travel in time, Penelope discovers, is to be very much alone. And yet the slow recurrent rhythms of the natural world, beautifully captured by Alison Uttley, also speak of a greater ongoing life that transcends the passage of years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alison Uttley","offers":[{"title":"Faber \u0026amp; Faber |  Hardback  |  2023-11-14","offer_id":44230054838527,"sku":"9780571382040","price":29.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_fd825a32-9c2c-40f6-acb0-15e373415d6b.jpg?v=1692994971","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780571382040","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}