Outcast
Outcast by Rosemary Sutcliff is a historical juvenile fiction novel published by OUP Oxford on July 3, 2008. This edition spans 320 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Beric, who is rescued as a baby from a shipwrecked Roman galley and raised by a British tribe. Despite his upbringing, he struggles for acceptance and ultimately faces rejection when his clan blames him for their misfortunes, leading to his exile.
Readers will find a narrative filled with action and adventure as Beric navigates the challenges of being cast out from his community. After being sold into slavery in Rome and condemned to a life on a Roman galley, he confronts danger and death at every turn. The book explores themes of survival and resilience as Beric seeks to free himself and forge a new existence amidst adversity.
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Rescued as a baby from a shipwrecked Roman galley, Beric is raised in a British tribe but is never fully accepted by them. When disaster and bad times come to the clan, they believe it is down to Beric – that he has brought bad luck and misfortune to them – and they cast him out. Left alone without family or friends, Beric is sold into slavery in Rome and then condemned to a life on the rowing-bench of a Roman galley. With danger and death all around him, Beric must free himself and try and build a new life.
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