Krea is seven years old and a slave. With a ragged troupe of tumblers and jugglers, she travels from town to town in Folger, now a part of the kingdom of Bracken. Every day of the year she is walking or working, and she is always lonely. Then, as winter takes hold of Folger, the troupe realizes that an old woman is haunting their footsteps, and that she has her eye on Krea. In the last book of the Bracken Trilogy, the wise woman returns in a time when war is looming, slavery is legal, and the league of robbers is more powerful than ever.

In the second book of the Wise Woman series, author George MacDonald leads the reader on an unexpected adventure as we follow the Princess Irene and the miner boy, Curdie, into the underworld of cunning goblins and back to the heavenly rooms of her grandmother, the wise woman. With commentary notes by Christian author Jeri Massi, this is an excellent book for ages 12 and above, or a great read-out-loud book for the whole family.

Front cover illustrated by Fan Art contest winner Rebekah Stillwell. Back cover by fan art contributor Daniel N Mitchell. In this second fanciful novel which follows The Bridge, Jeri Massi continues the history of the tiny island country of Bracken. Rosewyn is the young princess, daughter of Rosalynn and Herron. Unlike her quiet and gentle mother, Rosewyn is forever climbing trees and drainspouts, knocking down boys who bully her, and getting into trouble. Ready for adventure of any kind, she stumbles into a secret plot against her father's crown. With help from her beautiful, powerful...