Harley, the jester's son, lives in a castle in medieval England. He admires the Lady Margaret, with whom he was raised. But now the difference in their birth and rank means she hardly speaks to him until they find a common purpose in deciphering a coded message in an illustrated chantbook. It reveals the evil doings of the strange new head of the scriptorium. Jewels have been stolen. Harley is attacked. With a plot that thickens on every page, the story takes us right into the life of the castle and the nearby monastery. ...
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Harley, the jester's son, lives in a castle in medieval England. He admires the Lady Margaret, with whom he was raised. But now the difference in their birth and rank means she hardly speaks to him until they find a common purpose in deciphering a coded message in an illustrated chantbook. It reveals the evil doings of the strange new head of the scriptorium. Jewels have been stolen. Harley is attacked. With a plot that thickens on every page, the story takes us right into the life of the castle and the nearby monastery. It is a world of feasts and festivals, but also of greed, and the dangers that lurk outside the castle walls. A unique aspect is the thread of Gregorian chant that is at the heart of the secret message.
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