Belinda Murrell: Bringing Australian History To Life | Page 52

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THE RUBY TALISMAN
TILLY IS ABOUT TO MEET HER ANCESTOR, AMELIE, FOR THE FIRST TIME – BUT TILLY IS FROM THE FUTURE
AND SHE KNOWS SOMETHING THAT AMELIE DOESN’T. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION IS ABOUT TO BEGIN,
AND THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE THEY COULD BE!

T

illy slowly emerged from
sleep. Her eyes fluttered
open. She closed them again.
She must still be dreaming
that she was sleeping in a
big four-poster bed with plum velvet
drapes, next to a girl with ۙ