Of all the characters in THE SEEING STONE and AT THE CROSSING-PLACES it is Gatty the village girl - steadfast forthright innocent and wise - who has won the hearts of readers. This is her story. Gatty who has never been further than her own village is picked by Lady Gwyneth of Ewloe to join the band of pilgrims accompanying her to Jerusalem. The journey is fraught with danger and uncertainty but opens Gattys eyes to new wonders and transforms her. A joyful heartrending triumphant novel packed with incident teeming with characters and a long-awaited treat for the many readers who want to know what happened to Gatty after the Arthur trilogy. This ambitious novel creates a magnificently vivid and realistic picture of life and times in the Europe of 1202.