This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

This book was published 2010 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Rumer Godden, who died in 1998, was one of the UK's most distinguished authors. She wrote many well-known and much-loved books for both adults and children, including The Peacock Spring (also available as a Young Picador) and Black Narcissus.