Book description
A ruby talisman is the key to entering a thrilling adventure in this
timeslip tale that takes readers into one of the most dangerous periods
in history: the French Revolution. When Tilly's aunt tells her of their
ancestress who survived the French Revolution, she shows Tilly a
priceless heirloom. Tilly falls asleep wearing the ruby talisman,
wishing she could escape to a more adventurous life . . . In 1789,
Amelie-Mathilde is staying at the opulent palace of Versailles. Her
guardians want her to marry the horrible old Chevalier to revive their
fortunes. Amelie-Mathilde falls asleep holding her own ruby talisman,
wishing someone would come to her rescue . . . Tilly wakes up beside
Amelie-Mathilde. The timing couldn't be worse. The Bastille has fallen
and starving peasants are rioting across the country. The palace is in
chaos. Tilly knows that Amelie and her cousin Henri must escape from
France if they are to survive the Revolution ahead. But with mutinous
villagers, vengeful servants and threats at every turn, there seems
nowhere to run. Will they ever reach England and safety? Belinda
Murrell has worked as a travel journalist, technical writer, editor and
public relations consultant. Her overseas adventures inspired her work
as a travel writer for the West Australian newspaper and Out & About
With Kids travel magazine. Her work has also appeared in the Sun Herald,
Sunday Telegraph and Sydney Morning Herald. While Belinda studied
Children's Literature at Macquarie University, her passion for
children's books was reignited when she had her own three children and
began telling and writing stories for Nick, Emily and Lachlan. Belinda's
books include the Sun Sword fantasy trilogy, Scottish timeslip tale The
Locket Of Dreams, French Revolution timeslip tale The Ruby Talisman,
Australian timeslip tale The Ivory Rose and Australian World War II tale
The Forgotten Pearl.
