Kate Forsyth is a bestselling author across several genres. Her titles include the Witches of Eileanan series, The Gypsy Crown, The Silver Horse, The Herb of Grace, The Cat’s Eye Shell and The Lightning Bolt, the first five books in the Chain of Charms series, The Starthorn Tree, Wishing for Trouble and Dragon Gold. Kate lives in Sydney with her husband, three children, a black cat called Shadow and a very large and boisterous dog called Jessie. ALSO BY KATE FORSYTH The Chain of Charms series: The Gypsy Crown The Silver Horse The Herb of Grace The Cat’s Eye Shell The Lightning Bolt The Starthorn Tree ALSO BY KATE FORSYTH AND ILLUSTRATED BY MITCH VANE Ben and Tim’s Magical Misadventures: Dragon Gold Wishing for Trouble THE BUTTERFLY IN AMBER First published 2007 in Macmillan by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Limited 1 Market Street, Sydney Text copyright © Kate Forsyth 2007 Illustrations copyright © Jeremy Reston 2007 The moral right of the author has been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted by any means, person or entity (including Google, Amazon or similar organisations), in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, scanning or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. National Library of Australia cataloguing-in-publication data: Forsyth, Kate, 1966–. The butterfly in amber. For primary school children. ISBN 978 1 4050 3785 3 1. Gypsies – Juvenile fiction. I. Reston, Jeremy. II. Title. (Series: Forsyth, Kate, 1966– Chain of charms; 6) A823.3 Internal text design by Seymour Designs Typeset in 11/17 pt Janson Text by Post Pre-press Group Printed in Australia by McPherson’s Printing Group The characters in this book are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Papers used by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd are natural, recyclable products made from wood grown in sustainable forests. The manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. These electronic editions published in 2007 by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd 1 Market Street, Sydney 2000 The moral right of the author has been asserted. All rights reserved. This publication (or any part of it) may not be reproduced or transmitted, copied, stored, distributed or otherwise made available by any person or entity (including Google, Amazon or similar organisations), in any form (electronic, digital, optical, mechanical) or by any means (photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise) without prior written permission from the publisher. The Butterfly in Amber Kate Forsyth Adobe eReader format 978-1-74198-055-4 Microsoft Reader format 978-1-74198-056-1 Mobipocket format 978-1-74198-057-8 Online format 978-1-74198058-5 Epub format 978-1-74262-467-9 Macmillan Digital Australia www.macmillandigital.com.au Visit www.panmacmillan.com.au to read more about all our books and to buy both print and ebooks online. You will also find features, author interviews and news of any author events. K A T E F O R S Y T H ILLUSTRATED BY JEREMY RESTON MACMILLAN Pan Macmillan Australia Contents Title Page Copyright Map Characters The Story So Far . . . Falling Down London Bridge The Cathedral The Cradle and the Coffin Obedience Death in the Pot Rough Justice Ham House The Countess of Dysart Leaving No Shadow By Fire Struck Down The Mace and Hand Inn The Stink of the Prison The Last Charm The Facts behind the Fiction