The Revellers

At the farmhouse Bible lesson, fourteen-year-old Martin Court Bolland can’t stop picturing Absalom hanging by his hair. Then he asks the question his father will not answer: why didn’t David ask God to save his son?

In a North Yorkshire hamlet, Martin’s days are ruled by his stern farmer father and a daily Scripture lesson enforced word by word. But Martin has a questioning mind, a taste for forbidden adventure stories, and a boy’s longing to be with the children playing beyond the farm. He knows even a hint of impatience could cost him his freedom until supper, so he learns to hide what he thinks—and what he wants. With the Elmsdale Feast drawing near, the village promises a glimpse of life beyond his father’s rules. How far will Martin dare to stray?

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