Hodie is the name of the Nobody Boy - he is a not-noticed boy who has to do the worst jobs in the castle and just gets scraps of food. He runs away to make a better life for himself. The Queen, who is called Sibilla, only 12 years old, decides to run away with Hodie.
I felt this book didn't hold my attention because the plot moved quite slowly for me, but I did enjoy the descriptions.
Barbara Else has edited several short story collections in our library.
Last year her entry in the New Zealand Post Book Awards was
The Travelling Restaurant.
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