<p>When sensible 12-year-olds meet a mysterious angel called Chronavon in a church vestry it seems that someone is playing a practical joke on them. After all angels don&rsquo;t just pop up in vestries and they certainly don&rsquo;t enlist the help of two young humans to journey back in time and prevent a devilish time-traveller from altering the course of history.</p><p>Yet it soon becomes clear that Chronavon&rsquo;s incredible story is true.&nbsp;</p><p>Alfred and Alice are whisked backwards through centuries. On three separate adventures they become immersed in the rich customs and costumes of the past first to Henry III&rsquo;s troubled reign then to the pomp of Tudor England and the later to the conflict between the Cavaliers and Roundheads.</p><p>The Tasks of Chronavon is an exciting informative tale for young readers which effortlessly weaves fact and fiction with a sprinkling of humour and shows how little human values have really changed over time.</p>