About the Author

Barbara L. Talcroft has been a teacher of literature and writing in public schools and has taught children's literature and language arts at Wright State University. She is now a freelance writer, consultant, and researcher.

Reviews

Talcroft's thesis is extensively researched, well-documented, and well-written. She provides deep comprehension of Sutcliff's work.
*VOYA*

It is a delight to find Sutcliff's works treated with such historical insight and reverence for their hidden messages...A well-deserved tribute to one of our best ever historical writers.
*Bookchat*

...a thoroughly researched, assiduously documented, and carefully presented analysis of twelve of Sutcliff's historical novels.
*Youth Services in Libraries*