She employs the syntax and vocabulary of the period so easily that it is understood as if its the most contemporary modern slang. Readers can hear and see and smell it all as if they are right beside Meggy.
When he rejects her because she is not male and because she is unable to walk normally, she needs all her pluck and determination to rise above her plight.Cushman has the uncanny ability to take a time and place so remote and make it live. Meggy has come to London ostensibly to serve her alchemist father, a man she has never met. London is a sprawling, chaotic city that teems with all manner of humanity. "Writing with admirable economy and a lively ability to re-create the past believably, Cushman creates a memorable portrayal of a troubled, rather mulish girl who begins to use her strong will in positive ways."- Booklist,starred review (1995, both Clarion) will not be disappointed But just as her alchemist father pursues his Great Work, Meggy finds herself pursuing her own transformation, and in the end, discovers Elizabethan London also has gifts in store for her. Meggy is appalled by London it's dirty, noisy, full of rogues and thieves, and difficult to get around innot that getting around is ever easy for someone who walks with the help of two sticks. Fans of Cushman's witty, satisfying novels will welcome Meggy Swann, newly come to London with her only friend, a goose named Louise.
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