"Voigt is extraordinary in her subtle development of every single character and in her ability to immerse her readers in a time many centuries back."ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCHThere is much want in the kingdom and the tales of Jackaroo, the masked outlaw who helps the poor in times of trouble, is on everyone's lips. Gwyn, the innkeeper's spunky daughter, pays little attention to the tales. But when she is stranded during a snowstorm in a cabin with the lordling Gaderian, and finds a strange garment that resembles the costume Jackaroo is said to wear, she begins to wonder....

 

There are 320 pages in this book. This book was published 1985 by Simon & Schuster .

Cynthia Voigt, winner of the Newbery Medal, was born in Boston in 1942. For a number of years she taught English and Classics. She is married with one daughter and one son.