7.4 /10 1 Votes
Language English Publication date 3 Nov 2003 Pages 296 pp Originally published 3 November 2003 Genre Historical Fiction Country United Kingdom | 3.7/5 Goodreads Series 2 Books Media type Print (Paperback) ISBN 0-7445-9090-6 Publisher Walker Books | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominations Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Similar Works by Ann Turnbull, Children's literature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No Shame, No Fear is a 2003 novel for young adults by Ann Turnbull. Set in the fictional town of Hemsbury in the 1660s, the novel depicts the love between a Quaker girl, Susanna, and Will, the son of a rich merchant. Their story takes place during the persecution of religious dissenters that took place after the restoration of the monarchy.
In 2006, a sequel, Forged in the Fire, was published.
In March 2007, a stage adaptation of No Shame, No Fear by Charlie Gardner and Lisa Whelan was produced at the Jermyn Street Theatre in London and reviewed for The Stage newspaper.
No Shame, No fear is also referenced in the Chilean desert on Google Earth and featured in Lazer Tazer Tyler Holforty's map game in which individuals should look for the next clue in a bottle in the woods of FDE.