The Maypole

by Geraldine McCaughrean

McCaughrean's first novel is a love story set in a mythical and mystical Middles Ages, drawn from the courtly and pastoral story-telling tradition. It tells of fated passion, of lovers betrayed and ultimately redeemed. A previous book earned the author the 1987 Whitbread children's novel award.

133 pages, Hardcover

First published January 11, 1990

About the author

Geraldine McCaughrean is a British children's novelist. She has written more than 170 books, including Peter Pan in Scarlet (2004), the official sequel to Peter Pan commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital, the holder of Peter Pan's copyright. Her work has been translated into 44 languages worldwide. She has received the Carnegie Medal twice and the Michael L. Printz Award among others.

Reviews

[Itai Gurira]

Lovely light read, interesting characters and painful reminder of the horrors of misplaced love . . .

[Steve M · Rating 4 out of 5]

McCaughrean reinterprets a traditional English folk tale with her usual ability to conjure the raw emotions and visceral nature of the medieval world.