Daughter of Fire and Ice [Paperback]

[Of Between Two Seas:] "a riveting read...I was left with a real sense of having been there myself, and can offer no higher praise than that" --Philip Ardagh, Guardian

"A moving love story set against an interesting historical background" --Julia Eccelshare, Lovereading4kids

"a wonderful first novel" --Waterstone's Bookseller

"A really fascinating book" --Adele Geras

[Of The Lady in the Tower]: "Any girl in her early teens is going to love this" --The Bookbag

"I loved this novel; it is vibrant and modern whilst still maintaining a historical feel" --Amazon reviewer

"I loved this so much...utterly wonderful" --Waterstone's Bookseller

Following an attack on her family, fifteen-year-old Thora is enslaved by a brutish Viking chieftain, Bjorn Svanson. A healer and a midwife, Thora is valuable. She also has visions of the future . . . and in one she foresees Svanson's death. When her prediction becomes reality, Thora recognizes that another of Svanson's slaves is a man she has seen before - a man from recurrent visions who is destined to be part of her future. Assuming Svanson's identity, the slave and Thora use the dead man's ships to escape. Their destination is Iceland, the then uncharted 'land of fire and ice'. To succeed they must first win over Svanson's crew, and their journey is fraught with hardship and danger. But their troubles are only just beginning. Soon, newcomers are among them and someone is stealing from Thora's medicines to cause terrible harm. Under suspicion herself, can Thora unmask the real culprit and clear her name? And can Thora and the man now known as Bjorn ever really hope that their pasts won't catch up with them?

Marie-Louise Jensen was born in Henley-on-Thames to an English father and Danish mother. She studied Scandinavian and German with literature at the UEA and has lived in both Denmark and Germany. After teaching English at a German university for four years, Marie-Louise returned to England to care for her children full time. She completed an MA in Writing for Young People at the Bath Spa University in 2005. Marie-Louise now lives in Bath, reads, reviews and writes books for young people,and home educates her two sons. Her debut novel, Between Two Seas, was published to huge acclaim and shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Award 2008 and the Branford Boase Award 2009. Her second novel, The Lady in the Tower, was also shortlisted for the 2009 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize.