One of her family's employees is missing, and he disappeared on the very same day she landed in the hospital.ĭesperate to figure out what happened, she befriends Euan McEwen, the Scottish Traveller boy who found her when she was injured, and his standoffish sister, Ellen. And once she returns to her grandfather's estate, a bit banged up but alive, she begins to realize that her injury might not have been an accident.

When fifteen-year-old Julia Beaufort-Stuart wakes up in the hospital, she knows the lazy summer break she'd imagined won't be exactly what she anticipated. It is also a powerful portrayal of a community under pressure and one girl’s determination for justice.This exhilarating coming-of-age story, a prequel to the Printz Honor Book Code Name Verity, returns to a beloved character just before she first takes flight. This beautiful and evocative novel is the story of the irrepressible and unforgettable Julie, set in the year before the Second World War and the events of Code Name Verity.

And then she notices the family’s treasure trove of pearls is missing. Suspicion quickly falls on the McEwens, but Julie knows not one of them would do such a thing and is determined to prove everyone wrong. Tensions are already high when a respected London archivist goes missing, presumed murdered. Not least to the McEwen family – Highland Travellers who have been part of the landscape for as long as anyone can remember – loved by the family, loathed by the authorities. Her grandfather’s death has forced the sale of the house and estate and this will be a summer of goodbyes. It is not an idyllic return to childhood. Not quite sixteen-year-old Julie Beaufort-Stuart is returning to her family’s Perthshire ancestral home in Scotland for one last summer. A Retrospective in Diverse Books – A List (1904-1986)Ī stunning new story of pearls, love and murder – a mystery with all the suspense of an Agatha Christie and the intrigue of Downton Abbey.Links to further information on Ravensbrück.

The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein