Boy with a Black Rooster XMAS NR 000 years before British shores

000 years before British shores were ever touched by Roman sandals

and as their feelings grow deeper

Wadi Rum (Jordan)

‘I write from the realms of the ugly

It is 1300 BCE in the Valley of the Kings and you've fallen into the shaft of a long forgotten tomb

Boy with a Black Rooster XMAS NR 000 years before British shoresEleven year old Martin has nothing but the shirt on his back, and a black rooster which is both a protector and a friend. The villagers steer clear of the boy, finding him strange; far too smart and kind. They would rather mistreat him than acknowledge his talents. When Martin meets a travelling painter and seizes the chance to leave the village with him, he is led into a terrible world which, thanks to his compassion and understanding, he is able to