If you take ‘Britfield & The Lost Crown’ on summer holiday with you this year, do make sure you sit in the shade to read it, as you may become so engrossed in the story that you forget to reapply sun lotion, and you may risk getting burnt…
The book is a real ‘edge of your seat’ page turner, it barrels along at a rate of knots with nods to Jules Verne and Philip Pullman in a ‘race against time’ narrative travelling from an isolated Yorkshire orphanage towards the south of England in a quest for answers. Orphanage escapees Tom and Sarah gradually meet more and more characters as the mystery of the name ‘Britfield’ starts to become clearer, but ultimately who should they trust, and will they ever be able to stop running? Aside from a few American English words which don’t feel quite right in a story based in England, this is a completely enjoyable, fast paced, exciting novel and I thoroughly look forward to reading the other two books in the Britfield series.
Elizabeth Wickenden
Director – Grapevine Media Group Ltd
Book 1 in the bestselling Britfield series
Also available:
Britfield & the Rise of the Lion, Book II
Britfield & the Return of the Prince, Book III
by C.R Stewart
The official blurb:
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• One of the most awarded books in fiction in the US and now catching on in the UK, Britfield & the Lost Crown series is transforming literature and education whilst bringing encouragement and entertainment to children and families worldwide.
• Against a backdrop of famous British locations, the story starts in Yorkshire, moving through the Midlands, Oxford, Windsor, London and finally Cambridge, including accurate descriptions of the buildings and history in each town and city.
• A fast paced adventure about family, friendship, loyalty and courage.
• Taking the world by storm, the Britfield Series is currently in film production following on from a successful theatre production that launched in the US last year.
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Tom has spent most of his life locked behind the cruel walls of Weatherly Orphanage, but when he learns that his parents might still be alive, he knows he must do what he can to find them. He can’t leave Weatherly without his best friend Sarah, so armed with a single clue to this past, the word BRITFIELD, the two make a daring escape by commandeering a hot air balloon. Now they’re on the run from a famous Scotland Yard detective and what looks like half the police officers in England. Tom and Sarah’s adventure takes them from Oxford University to Windsor Castle, through London and finally to Cambridge. On the way they discover Tom may be the true heir to the British throne, but will they be sent back to the orphanage before they have a chance to solve the mystery ….?
Launches in the UK 18th July 2024|£8.99|Available via Amazon and to order in all good bookshops.
