The Silver Branch, Rosemary Sutcliff
The Silver Branch, Rosemary Sutcliff
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The Silver Branch

Author: Rosemary Sutcliff

Narrator: Johanna Ward

Unabridged: 7 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2008

Synopsis

In The Eagle of the Ninth, Marcus Flavius Aquila ventured into the wilds of Caledonia to retrieve the lost Eagle of his father’s dishonored Ninth Legion. In this new story of Roman Britain, the mutilated standard is found again by Flavius, a descendant of Marcus, and his cousin Justin, a young surgeon in the Roman army. It is found at a time when conflicting loyalties, violence, and intrigue are undermining Roman rule in Britain.Justin and Flavius are accidentally caught up in this power struggle when they discover a plot to overthrow the emperor. A series of adventures carries them across England and down again to the South, where they become secret agents of Rome. But when the time comes for open revolt, they are ready with a band of loyalists to carry the Eagle of the Ninth into the thick of battle to win new honor for the Eagle and for Rome.

About Rosemary Sutcliff

Rosemary Sutcliff (1920–1992) was born in Surrey, England. A voracious private reader, she left her regular studies at fourteen to attend art school. In 1950 her first children’s book was published, and from then on, she devoted her time and talents to writing children’s historical novels. Many of her books are set in Roman Britain, a period that particularly interested her. She received the OBE in 1975 and, in 1992, was awarded the CBE. She was still writing on the morning of her death at the age of seventy-two.

About Johanna Ward

Johanna Ward (a.k.a. Kate Reading) is an Audie Award–winning narrator and has received numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine. She is also a theater actor in the Washington, DC, area and has been a member of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company since 1987. Her work onstage has been recognized by the Helen Hayes Awards Society, among others. She and her husband live in Hyattsville, Maryland, with their two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on July 02, 2018

The Roman province of Britannia, 292 AD Justin is an introverted, awkward young military surgeon. His family line, Aquila, has been connected to Britannia for two hundred years, but he has never set foot there till now. A Celtic leader named Curoi, called Carausius in Latin, has declared himself empe......more

Goodreads review by Justo on November 27, 2021

2.5/5 Estrellas Últimamente busco novelas históricas ambientadas en la antigua Roma, pero en épocas y escenarios no demasiado trillados. Este es el caso de este libro ambientado en la provincia de Britania, hacia el año 292 d.c. La obra se encuadra en una serie de novelas escritas por esta autora, ya......more

Goodreads review by Allison on December 15, 2024

Magnificently, shiningly glorious.......more

Goodreads review by Katie on August 06, 2018

This was a dang good book. I'll be honest, it wasn't quiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite as much to my taste as The Shield Ring (mostly because The Shield Ring is utterly perfect for me)--but still. IT WAS A DANG GOOD BOOK. The characters: - Justin. Oh, Justin. My child. Smol and anxious, low of self-est......more

Goodreads review by Luisa on February 14, 2020

A great follow up to The Eagle of the Ninth! And I left no time gap in between finishing one and starting the other. Not that The Eagle leaves you hanging. The books are stand-alone action stories, but when you fall in love with an author, her plot and characters, you don't want to waste any time in......more

Quotes

“Rosemary Sutcliff brings this distant period in world history to life, giving her characters color, texture, and vivid personalities…Johanna Ward gives each character a rich and meaningful individuality so that the listener has no difficulty ‘seeing’ Justin, Flavius, their friends, and their enemies.” Looking Glass Children’s Book Review

“Superb...Enthusiastically recommended.” Horn Book

“The Silver Branch is set in Britain at the time of the Roman occupation, and Johanna Ward is a marvelous guide to that period. Her sharp narration is paced so that the listener can become familiar with the sites and culture of the time…The Silver Branch brings this historical period alive.” AudioFile 

“Rosemary Sutcliff’s superb historical imagination never fails.” New York Herald Tribune

“[Sutcliff] writes as though Roman Britain were as real and as close to her as the England of today.” Chicago Tribune

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