The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge [in Shelf Awareness]
13 Apr, by in British, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, Repost, Young Adult Readers
"A girl cannot be brave, or clever, or skilled as a boy can. If she is not good, she is nothing," an angry Reverend Erasmus Sunderly admonished his usually obedient 14-year-old-daughter, Faith. His words are harsh, but in Victorian England, not without societal support. He...