Why read Fortune's Hand?

Book cover of Fortune's Hand: The Triumph and Tragedy of Walter Raleigh

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"In impressively muscular prose strongly reminiscent of Hilary Mantel, R N Morris packs the entire life of Sir Walter Raleigh into one breath-taking volume. This stunning tale grips from the first line to the last, brims with dazzling images, vivid characters, electric dialogue and unforgettable action." Peter Tonkin, author of…

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1 author picked Fortune's Hand as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Steven Veerapen

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I was utterly haunted and captivated by this book.

Morris fictionalises the life of Sir Walter Raleigh by putting us into his shoes. We follow him on his adventures, his cruelties in Ireland, and his imprisonment in the Tower of London. Throughout, we get a sense of Raleigh, the man behind the myth: he’s a flawed, turbulent, and eventually sad and out-of-place figure, surprised and bemused to find himself a living legend.

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