Matilda Bone Author:Karen Cushman Approx. 4 hrs., 3 cassettes — Newbery medalist Karen Cushman assembles a cast of unforgettable characters — in a fascinating and pungent setting: the medical quarter of a medieval — English Village. To Blood and Bone Alley, home of leech, baarber-surgeon, — and apothecary, comes Matilda, raised by a priest to be pious and learned, — and no... more »w destined to assist Red Peg the Bonesetter. To Matilda's dismay, her
work will not involve Latin or writing, but lighting the fire, going to
market, mixing plasters and poultices, and helping Peg treat patients.
Appalled by her new surroundings, Matilda yearns for the days at the manor
when all she did was study and pray. Lonely and misunderstood, she seems
destined for a fate as tragic as that of any of the sharp-toungued saints
she turns to for advice.
Filled with a witty dialogue, Matilda Bone is a compelling comic novel about
a girl who learns to see herself and others clearly, to laugh, and to live
Great for our medival unit study. My children enjoyed listening to this book on tape. We were not disappointed at the end of this book. It is very good with details from that period.