The Armourer's House

Sep 20, 2024 7:29 AM

Author:Rosemary Sutcliff

If only she'd been born a boy, Tamsyn would never have been sent away to Uncle Gideon's - the armourer's - house when her grandmother died. She could have stayed by the wild sea that she loved with her Uncle Martin, the ship merchant.

But instead, she is bound for busy, bustling Tudor London, and the armourer's house, far from the coast and far from her beloved ships. Homesick and lonely in the loud family of cousins, it isn't until she meets the strange old Wise Woman that Tamsyn is finally promised her "heart's desire"...

Reviews

Told in magnificent, rolling prose

—— The Times

Sutcliff [is] a wonderful writer of historical novels

—— Birmingham Post

The late Sutcliffe's take on the legend will appeal to both children and adults . . . This is great swashbuckling stuff, full of adventure and romance but with a darker edge than one would expect

—— South Wales Argus

Whether Sutcliff is calling up the ale houses of Dublin or the battle-torn moors of Scotland, her descriptive language and dialogue transport readers back to a time and place not usually visited in young people's fiction

—— Booklist

The fact that it doesn't end in a fairy tale happy ever after makes it more realistic because life isn't like that!

—— Boox: nine

Brilliant . . . Touching

—— Kids Stuff

Utterly memorable . . . Jacqueline Wilson has a beautifully light touch for such difficult subjects

—— SW Magazine

Jacqueline Wilson writes the kind of books you just can't put down, making you feel so many emotions that you don't know whether to laugh or cry . . . a must-read for teenagers

—— Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle

Chosen by a reader as her favourite book

—— Go Girl

Moving and intense story involving domestic violence and breast cancer but which manages to be uplifting about both.

—— Bournemouth Daily Echo

Yet another brilliant book that you never want to put down.

—— Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle

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