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Format: Quality Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: Mar 2011
Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Fantasy & Magic
Retail Price: $22.99
Ages: 12 - UP Pages: 320
Lady Victoria Mansfield, youngest daughter of the earl and countess of Fairmount, is destined for a charmed life. Soon she will be presented during the London season, where she can choose a mate worthy of her status.
Yet Tory has a shameful secret—a secret so powerful that, if exposed, itcould strip her of her position and disgraceher family forever. Tory's blood is tainted . . . by magic.
When a shockingaccident forces Tory to demonstrate her despisedskill, the secret she's fought so hard to hide is revealedfor all to see. She is immediately exiled to Lackland Abbey, a reform school for young men and women in her position. There she will learn to suppress her deplorable talents and maybe, if she's one of the lucky ones, be able to return to society.
But Tory's life is about to change forever. All that she's ever known or considered important will be challenged. What lies ahead is only the beginning of a strange and wonderful journey into a world where destiny and magic come together, where true love and friendship find her, and where courage and strength of character are the only things that determine a young girl's worth.