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she has met. When her father arrives at the end of the book, he hardly recognizes his polite, self-controlled daughter, and she persuades him to move to the country to teach.
Background.
"The Good Master" was written after May Massee, children's editor for Viking Press, suggested that illustrator Kate Seredy should write a story about her childhood in Hungary. The events in the book are based on summers Seredy spent with her father on the rural plains while he studied peasant life. The
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Also reviewing the 1998 audio book, AudioFile says
Altogether a good bet. Peters is the master of the medieval mystery, and any time spent with Stephen Thorne is time well spent. D.G. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: Aug/Sep 2002]
Stephen Knapp makes a concise point about the 12th century world depicted in this novel, a major difference from the present day. The novel takes ""a satisfying journey through mid 12th century England