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PLOT The ''Perilous Gard'' takes place in England during the 1500s. The lead character, Kate Sutton, is a Lady-in-waiting for Queen Elizabeth . Her younger sister gets her exiled to a castle named Elvenwood Hall, also known as The Perilous Gard, where she finds that the daughter of the master of the hall, Sir Geoffrey Wren, vanished under mysterious circumstances that implicate his brother, Christopher Wren. She also finds that the local villagers fear the fairy folk who live under the hill and think they may be kidnapping children. Kate stumbles into the underground fairy world where she faces several challenges. The story has references to Tam Lin and weaves in ballads, paganism, and Christianity. |
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