title: The Secret of Sabrina Fludde
author:  Pauline Fisk 
description: The first installment of a planned trilogy, Fisk's (Midnight Blue) labyrinthine tale centers on the ethereal and mysterious Abren, introduced as her body floats slowly down a river to the town of Pengwern. Lacking memory, the thin girl wanders the streets, "looking for clues to who she was and where she'd come from." Then Abren hears a tune which is to haunt her throughout her quest for her identity reassuring her, "[You are] where you should be. There's nothing to be frightened of. Everything is just fine. Trust me." Eventually, Abren does indeed learn the secret of her past, buried deep within a legend that she deciphers with the help of a poem found in an old library book. Fisk does an excellent job of fleshing out the supporting characters, some endearingly benign and others convincingly evil. Although the novel gets off to a slow start, its creative combination of reverie and reality should capture the fancy of fantasy fans. Ages 10-up.<br />Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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  A lost identity. A dangerous mystery. And a deep love that can conquer it all.
  
  
  When a mysterious gentleman arrives on his doorstep, Alexander Moreland is
  astonished to discover that the stranger is not a gentleman at all, but a
  beautiful young woman disguised as a man, and in great need of assistance. The
  woman remembers nothing except her own name, Sabrina, and has only the
  contents of her pockets as clues to her identity: a handkerchief, a pocket
  watch, a leather pouch, a torn scrap of paper and a gold ring.
  
  
  Sabrina is certain that she is on the run from someone, or something—how else
  to explain the bruises on her face and the pervasive sense of dread she feels?
  She’s also certain that she trusts Alex to help her, and she can’t deny the
  sparks that fly between them. As they race through the English countryside,
  Sabrina and Alex must solve the mystery of Sabrina’s past—before whatever
  she’s running from catches up to them.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Also by Candace Camp
  
  
  The Mad Morelands
  
  
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