Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century

"Earl Hubert's Daughter" by Emily Sarah Holt is a historical story set in the 1200s that follows Princess Margaret of Scotland as she navigates life in court with her family, like her mother, the Countess, and her aunt, Dame Marjory. The story kicks off with Princess Margaret's thirteenth birthday and introduces Abraham, a Jewish pedlar, and his daughter, Belasez. As Abraham makes arrangements for his daughter to make a scarf for the Countess, the plot kicks in as tensions arise between Jewish and Christian communities when Margaret becomes curious and has interactions with Belasez.