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|title=City of Swords (Stravaganza)

|author=Mary Hoffman

|reviewer=Jill Murphy

|buy=Yes

|borrow=Yes

|pages=368

|publisher=Bloomsbury

|date=July 2012

|isbn=1408800500

}}

Laura's unhappiness is hidden away where no-one can see it. But she does have a release. She knows cutting herself is wrong, but the relief it provides is addictive. But Laura's secretive life is upturned by the discovery that she is a Stravagante - a person who can travel through time and space. Transported to sixteenth century Fortezza, she finds herself in the middle of a bitter battle for succession to the city's dukedom. The Stravaganti are supporting Princess Lucia but Laura also meets Ludo, the pretender, and is immediately drawn to him. And at home in Barnsbury, Laura's life is changing too, now she is a part of the time-travelling community.

If you like time slips and parallel worlds, you'll also enjoy [[Warriors of Ethandun by N M Browne|the sequence]] by N M Browne, in which the historical period is also full of accurate and sophisticated detail. [[Gideon the Cutpurse by Linda Buckley-Archer]] is an equally wonderful time-travel adventure, this time with its junior heroes visiting the eighteenth century.

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[[Category:Historical Fiction]]