Independent, headstrong, stubborn, witty, intelligent young Catherine invites readers to share a year of her life through her writings in a diary that her brother has requested she write in. Life in 13th century England for a teenage girl on the brink of puberty is much more challenging and daunting than the experiences of the modern adolescents. Between incessant embroidering, behaving as a “proper” noblewoman, sharing her bedroom with a crowd of celebrating visitors, and making herself as undesirable as possible to potential future husbands, Catherine has her young hands full. Will she be able to avoid marriage to disgustingly old Shaggy Beard, or will she have to succumb to her father (“the beast”) and his wishes? You won’t be able to put the book down until you find out!
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