Now on to the very excellent At The Crossing Places. 聽This is a 聽continuation of the story of Arthur formerly of Caldicot now of Holt, in 聽the early twelve hundreds. 聽Now aged 15, Arthur is a squire and has 聽learned that his parentage is not as he long believed. 聽He has a real 聽father who is a murderer and a real mother he wants to find. 聽 Arthur's 聽 desire is to be a knight and to build a life for himself, almost his 聽own little kingdom. 聽He is realistic about things around him and has a 聽sense of justice beyond any of the other characters in the book. 聽What 聽Holland does so well is depict the times with more information than 聽you'll find anywhere else about the way people lived in England at this 聽point of history. 聽It covers their life styles, beliefs, and their 聽environment better than any such I have read before. 聽Holland has done 聽his research. 聽His characterizations are excellent and far ahead of the 聽society in the "seeing stone".