Author Description

Two Jewish children, Benedict and Elvira, are suddenly orphaned after a pogrom in twelfth-century Yorkshire, England, shattering their contented and comfortable lives. Alone in a hostile world, they set out for Oxford, where they have relatives. Along the way, they meet Robin Hood and his men in Sherwood Forest. Many exciting adventures follow, including a hazardous journey to London with a Crusader knight. The Knight has in his bag a relic of his travels, the significance of whic proves more remarkable as the story unfolds.