Knowledge Of Angels

Jill Paton Walsh’s intriguing philosophical fable, set on a fictitious Mediterranean island in medieval Europe. "An irresistible blend of intellect and passion"  (Mail On Sunday)

It is, perhaps, the 15th century and the ordered tranquillity of a Mediterranean island is about to be shattered by the appearance of two outsiders: one, a castaway, plucked from the sea by fishermen, whose beliefs represent a challenge to the established order; the other, a child abandoned by her mother and suckled by wolves, who knows nothing of the precarious relationship between church and state but whose innocence will become the subject of a dangerous experiment.

"The lucidity of Jill Paton Walsh's style and the dexterity of the narrative is such that her book reads more like a good thriller than a weighty novel of ideas...An ingenious fable."  -  The Times

Jill Paton Walsh is the author of several highly praised novels for adults and many widely acclaimed children’s books which include Lapsing, A School for Lovers, Knowledge of Angels, Goldengrove Unleaving, The Serpentine Cave and A Desert in Bohemia. She has also won many awards for her children’s literature, including the Whitbread Prize, the Universe Prize and the Smarties Award.