Bibliograph

The king's nightingale, Sherryl Jordan

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The king's nightingale, Sherryl Jordan

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The king's nightingale

Responsibility statement

Sherryl Jordan

Summary

When Elowen and her brother are seized by pirates and sold, separately, in the slave market of a distant land, Elowen's enduring resolve is to escape, rescue her brother and return home. Sold to a desert ruler who admires her sublime voice, Elowen is given the title of the King's Nightingale. Honoured by the king, and loved by his scribe, Elowen lives a life of luxury, until she makes a fateful mistake and finds herself sold to a less charitable master

Target audience

adolescent

Classification