K.M. Peyton’s stirring Carnegie Medal runner-up is a book that will unleash all your emotions. Horses, high society & two handsome brothers: who can resist such temptation? If you love Downton Abbey, you’ll be hooked. When Christina is sent to live at her uncle’s country house, Flambards, she’s in for a shock or two. Her uncle is a fierce bully, while her cousin, Mark, is a selfish braggart. Yet Christina also discovers a passion for horse-riding & country life, as well as a true friend in her quiet younger cousin Will. Christina quickly embraces her new life, with its rural charms & grand social engagements. But with two brothers vying for her favour, it’s just a matter of time before she has to choose… a-sky-painted-gold-reading-list poppy-field-reading-list