The glass swallow
By: Julia Golding
Series: Dragonfly -- 1; Dragonfly -- 1.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780192727626
Subjects: Young adult fiction; Adventure stories; Glass painting and staining; Falconry; Juvenile fiction; Interpersonal relations in adolescence; Prejudices
Description: Rain designs exquisite stained glass for the windows of her city. But the law is clear - it is forbidden for girls to be part of the glassmakers' guild. To keep her secret hidden, she leaves home and travels to the strange new country of Magharna. When Peri witnesses Rain's capture by a gang of bandits, both his fate and his heart become tied to hers. They escape the outlaws, but Peri and his family of falconers are untouchables who are scorned by all, and Rain is not allowed to be part of their lives. Can Rain and Peri's love survive the prejudices against them? And with the country on the brink of disaster will they be able to stop their world from smashing apart?