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I hope this new page will make it easier for American and Canadian readers to find details of US editions.
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The HISTORICAL HOUSE series - a set of six stories, two written by me, and two each by Adèle Geras and Linda Newbery - will be published by Usborne in America in January 2009. We are all delighted to be bringing to a new audience these stories of girls living at different times in history. For more details about the series, see the Home Page.

	Forged in the Fire The sequel to No Shame, No Fear England, 1665. Will and Susanna, separated for three years, are at last free to marry. But Will’s plans to leave London are overtaken by the spread of the plague, which traps him in the city. Susanna leaves Shropshire and goes in search of him – but has their love survived? Soon, both are caught up in events that will test their faith and courage to the limits and change their lives, and those of all Londoners, for ever. "A worthy sequel, this seamlessly blends Will and Susanna's story into a vivid historical framework...Lovely." Kirkus. "Maintains a commanding dramatic tension." Kristen McKulski, Booklist. Candlewick Press, h/b. Publication date: 7 April 2007. ISBN 978-0-7636-3144-4

	No Shame, No Fear *Paperback Edition* Shropshire, England, 1662. Seventeen-year-old Will Heywood comes home to begin an apprenticeship arranged by his wealthy father. Susanna Thorn, a young Quaker girl, leaves her family to become a servant in the same town. Will and Susanna meet and fall in love, but face opposition on all sides. Theirs is a story that speaks across the centuries, telling of love and the struggle to stay true to what is most important – in spite of parents, society and even the law. Shortlisted for the UK Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Whitbread Children’s Book Award, No Shame, No Fear has proved popular with readers from 12 to 90. “Beautifully and sparely written and...hard to put down. Recommended for anyone from 14 and up.” QuakerBooks of FGC. “A tender, involving story, beautifully told.” Kirkus Reviews “Readers will be hard pressed to discover two more truly likable and better matched characters, more deserving of a happy ending.” Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books. Candlewick Press, p/b. ISBN: 0763631906

	No Shame, No Fear *Hardback edition* Young Adult. Candlewick Press 2004, ISBN: 076362505-1.

	Maroo of the Winter Caves *20th anniversary edition* First published in 1984, this story has been in print ever since. At the end of the last Ice Age a hunting accident leaves a small family group trapped – and winter is coming. Maroo and her brother, sent to fetch help, must follow the dangerous and spirit-haunted trail across the White Mountain. Age 9+. *“A thrilling tale of survival against the forces of nature.” The Historical Novels Review* US: Clarion Books, 24 May 2004. ISBN: 0-618-44299-5
other books
Several of my other books were published in American editions but are now out of print. You may find them new or second-hand by browsing the internet. Any English editions can, of course, be ordered direct from amazon.co.uk. A note regarding Speedwell and Pigeon Summer: These are the same book. Speedwell is the title of the US edition, which is out of print. Pigeon Summer is in print and available from amazon.co.uk.

NO SHAME, NO FEAR. Copyright © 2003 by Ann Turnbull. Jacket Illustration Copyright © 2004 by Vilhelm Hammershoi. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA. FORGED IN THE FIRE. Copyright © 2006 by Ann Turnbull. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

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