I read this book as a young woman and remembered parts of it well. Especially the Cornish setting. Reading it again as a not-so-young-woman I can really appreciate Susan Hawatch's writing - and her wisdom. It is a family dramatic family saga, which appears to be somewhat over-dramatic at times, and yet the basic emotions of love, nostalgia, hate, fear, jealousy... are universal. This historical novel is far more than a comforting winter fireside read.
From the acclaimed author of Cashelmara: the “grippingly readable” New York Times–bestselling saga of a noble English family torn apart (The Sunday Times).
Overlooking the bleak cliffs of Cornwall is Penmarric, the ancestral home of Mark Castallack. The stunning gothic manor is the picture of English nobility, wealth, and comfort. But as the twentieth century unfolds, those behind Penmarric’s towering walls face nothing short of disaster. As Mark and his children struggle to save their home and their aristocratic way of life, they must engage in a bitter fight against greed, ambition, betrayal, and even murder.
This digital collection includes Josephine Tey's best-known and lesser-known crime stories. Originally published in the early to mid twentieth century they remain fresh and timeless. Tey's style, dialogue and characters may sound a little dated, but the stories themselves are perfectly constructed masterpieces of the genre.
In "The Greatest Murder Mysteries of Josephine Tey," readers are invited into a labyrinthine world of intrigue, deception, and psychological depth. Tey's narratives, renowned for their intricate plots and strong character development, unfold with the elegance of traditional British whodunits while subverting genre conventions. Her keen psychological insights propel readers into the minds of both victim and perpetrator, offering a rich tapestry of human emotion and motivation. This collection showcases Tey's distinctive style, merging acute social commentary with suspenseful storytelling that reflects the interwar period of Britain, an era ripe with social upheaval and moral questioning. Josephine Tey, born Elizabeth…
This is a gripping historical crime story full of curious and appealing characters. Beautifully written with touches of wry humour, Maclean also shows the traumatic and heart-rending complications of Jacobite Scotland.
A GRIPPING HISTORICAL THRILLER SET IN INVERNESS IN THE WAKE OF THE 1746 BATTLE OF CULLODEN.
'This slice of historical fiction takes you on a wild ride' THE TIMES
After Culloden, Iain MacGillivray was left for dead on Drummossie Moor. Wounded, his face brutally slashed, he survived only by pretending to be dead as the Redcoats patrolled the corpses of his Jacobite comrades.
Six years later, with the clan chiefs routed and the Highlands subsumed into the British state, Iain lives a quiet life, working as a bookseller in Inverness. One day, after helping several of his regular customers, he…
Secret agents, sea voyages, skulduggery, a Vatican conspiracy, and a charismatic rogue named Ludo da Portovenere. The Chosen Man Trilogy blends history with intrigue and a touch of humour. Book 1, The Chosen Man, takes readers into 17th-century Europe, where war, trade, and personal ambition collide. Ludo manipulates Dutch tulip mania as part of a Vatican conspiracy to his own benefit - but not without putting himself in danger. A real-world scandal woven into compelling historical fiction.
