Sylvia (novel)
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| Sylvia | |
|---|---|
 1st edition | |
| Author | Bryce Courtenay |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 16 November 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 503 pp |
| ISBN | 0-670-07026-2 |
| OCLC | 86110767 |
| Dewey Decimal | 823/.914 22 |
| LC Class | PR9619.3.C5964 S95 2006 |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Followed by | N/A |
Sylvia is a 2006 novel by Australian author, Bryce Courtenay. It is written as the memoir of a teenage girl, Sylvia Honeyeater, during the Children's Crusade of the 13th. century. She encounters several historical figures such as the Pied Piper of Hamelin and Francis of Assisi. It explores themes of religious intolerance, womanhood, abuse and childhood.
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