When Theodoreâs safe, predictable world is destroyed, his lifeâand his faithâare in danger
Thirteen-year-old Theodore has lived in China all his life and never felt terror, until his fatherâs missionary settlement is attacked and burned in the night. Theodore follows his fatherâs orders and hides in the forest, only creeping back the next morning to see if anythingâor anyoneâhas survived. But before he reaches the smoldering wreckage he runs into the formidable Mrs. Jones, a botanist and adventurer whoâs traveling across China on horseback with her young companion, Lung.
The three head into the Himalayan foothills, where a mountainside escape puts them at the mercy of the Lama Amchi. The holy man seems interested in Theodore and leads the group to an extraordinary hidden monastery. But deep in the mountains, with winter coming and monks following their every move, will rescue come at a price? Are Theodore and his friends honored guestsâor prisoners?
This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Peter Dickinson including rare images from the authorâs collection.