![]() There definitely seems to be a strong feminism vibe throughout the book, which I wouldn’t necessarily want my teenagers to be swallowing. ![]() And it’s a man in the castle instead of a woman. But instead of a man in the hero role, this time it is a woman. While the story makes for a good, light read, it constantly echoes themes that are common throughout the Robin Hood story. Discovering that Timothy has taken a place beside the king’s best friend, Merry questions whether he really even cared for her at all. ![]() But when King John kills her family and the rest of the families in her small town, Merry – and the orphaned children who have escaped with her – are left to survive on their own in the woods, where they become known as “the Ghosts of Farthingale Forest.” As the head of her little band, Merry has determined that God does not exist and that she is capable of taking care of things for herself and her new-found family.īut when Merry runs into her long-lost love, Timothy, her world comes crashing down upon her. ![]() ![]() Merry Ellison was once a lady, set to marry her childhood sweetheart, Timothy, and to inherit the lands and estate that her family has owned. In fact, Robin Hood is mentioned several times throughout the book. Sleiman is a young adult Christian novel that is set during the same time as Robin Hood. ![]()
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