The Capricorn Bracelet [Paperback] by Rosmary Sutcliff [Paperback]

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Pan; First Thus edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0099776200
• ISBN-13: 978-0099776208
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,462,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Rosemary Sutcliff wrote more than 40 historical novels for young adults-including The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, The Lantern Bearers, The Sword and the Circle, and Black Ships Before Troy-five adult novels, and several books of nonfiction.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some folks would omit "perhaps"..., May 19, 2005

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R. Rowan (Scranton, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Capricorn Bracelet (Hardcover)

The Capricorn Bracelet began as a series of radio scripts Rosemary Sutcliff wrote for the BBC. She later expanded them to form six stories. The bracelet of the title is passed down through successive generations of a Roman military family serving in northern Britain. Each story is told in the first person, and centers on one significant event: the destruction of a city, a new leader assuming command, a Saxon coastal raid.

Rosemary Sutcliff is perhaps the best juvenile historical novelist. She published 46 books for children; less than half are readily available. If you are new to her work, begin with The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, Outcast, The Lantern Bearers, Warrior Scarlet - all are in print. If you gobbled up what's in print and are hungry for more, The Capricorn Bracelet will whet your appetite (and it's relatively inexpensive used). I hope someday soon a publisher will bring back The Mark of the Horse Lord, Dawn Wind, Knight's Fee, The Shield Ring, and other Sutcliff titles I'm searching for.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, easy read, January 11, 2012

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plcg "pcg" (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Capricorn Bracelet [Paperback] by Rosmary Sutcliff (Paperback)

This book was exciting,I couldn't put it down, I read it in one sitting. Any middle school to adult reader would enjoy this book. The book is a historical fiction. It is 6 short stories about one family who passes a Roman military bracelet from generation to generation. I think young males will enjoy this book most of all. There is no magic or weird stuff, it is as if you are reading a family's personal journals through the ages.