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“An essential, evocative book with a lady character who not just forges swords but also our perspective of the center ages.” – Javier Sierra, writer of The Key Supper and The Lost Angel Britain 1161: Ellen, a blacksmith’s child, really wants to turn into a swordsmith, but to get a woman this male occupation is unthinkable. Pressured to hightail it at home, she disguises herself as a child and has got the chance to accompany a popular swordsmith to Normandy, where in actuality the kids of the best barons are educated to become knights. Underneath the assumed identity of Alan she becomes acquainted with courtroom life and discovers the industry. She can’t reveal her secret for fear it'll jeopardize her imagine acknowledgement and fame, when she falls in deep love with Guillaume, a noble gentleman.