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y separately published work icon The Butterfly in Amber single work   children's fiction   children's   adventure   historical fiction  
Is part of Chain of Charms Kate Forsyth , 2006 series - author children's fiction (number 6 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 The Butterfly in Amber
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'Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms. The queen gave each her six children one of the charms as their lucky talisman, but ever since the chain of charms was broken, the gypsies had been dogged with misfortune. Life for the Finch tribe has gone even more horribly wrong. They have been accused of vagrancy and murder, and thrown into gaol with only three weeks to live. The only members of the family to escape are 13-year-old Emilia and her cousin Luka. They have been entrusted to find the six charms and bring them together again. Then, perhaps, the gypsies could once again have some luck... and the Finch tribe could walk free. What Emilia and Luka do not realise is that there is a price to be paid for each lucky charm, and that the cost may prove too high...' (Publisher's blurb)

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Works about this Work

Kids' Lit Rosemary Neill , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 December 2007; (p. 10)

— Review of The Peasant Prince Cunxin Li , 2007 single work picture book ; The Butterfly in Amber Kate Forsyth , 2007 single work children's fiction
Kids' Lit Rosemary Neill , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 December 2007; (p. 10)

— Review of The Peasant Prince Cunxin Li , 2007 single work picture book ; The Butterfly in Amber Kate Forsyth , 2007 single work children's fiction
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