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The Goldsmith's Daughter
By Tanya Landman
A young girl’s struggle to change her destiny set against the destruction of the Aztec empire.
In the golden city of Tenochtitlan, Emperor Montezuma rules with an iron rod and people live in fear of the gods. Itacate, a girl born under an ill-fated sky, is destined for a life of submission and domestic drudgery. But when her father, a goldsmith, discovers her talent for his craft, she starts to work as his apprentice, a secret she must keep in order to protect the lives of herself and her family. But danger awaits as Spanish strangers invade the city. And when Itacate’s work comes to the emperor’s attention and she falls in love with a stranger, her life takes an even more perilous turn. Can Itacate change her destiny and survive in this harsh new world?
- Tanya Landman's "Apache" has been shortlisted for the 2008 Carnegie Medal.
- A rich and colourful depiction of Aztec life under the rule of the Emperor Montezuma during the Spanish Conquest of Mexico.
- "Romeo and Juliet" meets "Apocalypto".
About the author
Tanya Landman is the author of the acclaimed teenage novel "Apache" as well as several books for younger children, including "The Kraken Snores", "The World’s Bellybutton", "Waking Merlin", "Merlin’s Apprentice" and the "Flotsam and Jetsam" series.
ISBN:
9781406307078
Imprint:
Walker Books
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
August 1, 2008
Dimensions:
130 x 200mm, 304pp
Stock Status:
Frontlist Title
Australian RRP:
$16.95
New Zealand RRP:
$19.99
Stock Level:
Low Stock