Leap of Faith 9781788819749 the Tortoise

the Tortoise

one stormy night

to whom she introduced the works of Jane Austen and ensured that he received the education that would be the grounding of his own literary career

the birth of civilization right through to our more recent past

a terrible fire strikes the village and the cradle disappears

Leap of Faith 9781788819749 the TortoiseMarie Ange Hawkins has the kind of childhood that most people dream of freedom, love and security in a beautiful old French chateau. But when she is just eleven, a tragic accident marks the end of her idyllic life. Orphaned and alone, she is sent to America to live with her great aunt on a farm in Iowa, where she is forced to work while dreaming of returning to her beloved chateau. Only the friendship of a local boy, Billy Parker, offers comfort and