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Crossing to Paradise by Kevin Crossley-Holland

Crossing to Paradise is the companion book to Crossely-Holland’s Arthur Trilogy series. Since I have not read the Arthur Trilogy series, it may explain my opinion that the book was difficult to get started. Once one is engaged in the book (probably the series), it becomes a series of adventures and perhaps romance. The book takes place in the Medieval Crusades which are a series of religious wars. Gatty, the main characters, starts off as a field girl and becomes integral to the story. It is her singing ability that gets her noticed. Although one could read this book alone without first reading the other books in the trilogy, I might start with book one, The Seeing Stone. It is obvious from reading this historical fiction novel that Kevin Crossley- Holland has done immense study about the Crusades and the Middle Ages.