Books Tell You Why, Inc.

An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition with price sticker to front pastedown in alike price-clipped dust-jacket with minor edgewear;

Nancy Taylor Rosenberg’s riveting debut novel tells the story of a young girl’s journey from innocence to experience, from the security of her family to the fear and uncertainty of a world she never knew existed.

Trial by Fire is the story of eighteen-year-old Anna, who is forced to flee her home in Ireland after her brother is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. She travels to England, where she is taken in by a kind couple who teach her to cook and sew. But Anna is not content to stay in the safety of her new home. She wants to experience the world, to see the places her brother has told her about.

Anna is not the only one looking for adventure. Across the ocean, a young man named Jack has been searching for Anna since he first saw her picture in a newspaper. When he finds out where she is, he decides to travel to England to find her.

; 8vo; 339 pages; FSA.