One morning Solveig wakes up to find that Halfdan, her father, has disappeared. Halfdan is a Viking mercenary. He seeks to follow his friend Harald Hardrada to Miklagard (Constantinople), where he serves as the leader of the imperial squad. But by not taking his daughter with him, Halfdan broke the promise he made to her. Solveig decides to follow him. In a tiny boat she sets off on a journey full of many adventures and challenges. She will meet a ghost ship and a slave from England, a charming thief and the king of the Rus. Solveig will struggle with turbulent river flows, be ambushed by archers, and witness how a living creature will be sacrificed to the gods. But nothing will shake her faith in her father. So will she make it to Miklagard? Will she meet Halfdan there? “The Bone Bracelet” is a brilliant novel by Kevin Crossley-Holland about friendship and betrayal, fathers and daughters, the confrontation of religions, about courage and self-confidence.