K.M. Peyton’s stirring Carnegie Medal runner-up is a book that will unleash all your emotions. Horses, high society and 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 and country life, as well as a true friend in her quiet younger cousin Will. Christina quickly embraces her new life, with its rural charms and 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