Jocelyn Murray

The Gilded Mirror: Corfe Castle (Volume 1) Jocelyn Murray

Age Range: 12 and up             Genre: Teen/Young Adult - Historical Fiction

England 1643...

Fifteen-year-old Anna Moore discovers an antique mirror that whisks her back in time to seventeenth-century England. The year is 1643 and the English Civil War is underway. Anna finds herself at Corfe Castle with the Bankes family when the castle is laid siege. Against all odds, she helps the family defend the castle from rebel forces who hopelessly outnumber them. What will happen and will Anna be able to return to her own time?

Inspired by true historical events, The Gilded Mirror: Corfe Castle, is a tale that crosses centuries in time through the forces of a mysterious mirror. It is a story of friendship, tremendous courage in the face of adversity, and the indomitable human spirit.