A Perfect Gentle Knight
Published on 9. September 2008
272 pages
978-0-14-318631-1 (ISBN)
Description
Kit Pearson's most recent and critically acclaimed novel tells the story of the 5 Bell children, each of them coping in various ways in the aftermath of their mother's death. Set in the 1950s and seen through the perspective of the middle child, 11-year-old Corrie, A Perfect Gentle Knight illustrates how a rich fantasy life both helps and hinders children trying to cope with loss, loneliness, and growing up.While elder sister Roz is growing up and out of the desire for fantasy games, eldest brother Sebastian, who fancies himself Sir Lancelot in their Round Table game, continues to need it as much as ever, creating tension in the family and concern for Corrie, who worries that he may have lost his grip on reality.
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Kit Pearson was born in Edmonton and grew up there and in Vancouver. Her previous seven novels (six of which have been published by Penguin) have been published in Canada, in English and French, and in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, China, and Korea. She has received fourteen awards for her writing, including the Vicky Metcalf Award for her body of work. She presently lives in Victoria.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- 1. Meredith
- 2. The Round Table
- 3. Sir Gareth
- 4. A Quarrel
- 5. Sir Perceval
- 6. Mordred
- 7. The Birthday Party
- 8. Aunt Madge
- 9. False, Miscreant Knight
- 10. The Kingdom of Cordith
- 11. Guinevere
- 12. Merlin
- 13. Jennifer
- 14. Robin Hood and Little John
- 15. "Out of His Wit"
- 16. A Knight Is Brave
- 17. No More Pencils, No More Books
- 18. The Death of Sir Lancelot
- 19. Sebastian
- 20. Molly
- Acknowledgments
