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Evangeline
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Based on the poem of the same name by Longfellow, Evangeline tells the story of the Great Upheaval, the forcible removal of the ...Read Review
The Admiral’s Game
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This is the fifth in the series of novels about John Pearce, a naval officer by default rather than proper entitlement. As in ...Read Review
Savage Lands
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Louisiana in the early years of the 18th century; this is a novel about the French settlers who attempted to carve out their ...Read Review
Baroque
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Inspired by real events and people in early 17th-century Rome, this novel follows the exploits of young painter Mario Minitti, temptress Fillide Meladrone, ...Read Review
Daughters of the Witching Hill
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Inspired by the 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire, England, Sharratt tells a dramatic story of love and treachery. Told from the viewpoint of ...Read Review
The Secret of the Glass
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In the early 17th century, the art of glassblowing is highly respected by the Venetian government, and some of its practitioners are extremely ...Read Review
A Game of Sorrows
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Following on from the excellent The Redemption of Alexander Seaton comes the next novel following the adventures of the teacher-hero of the first ...Read Review
Fox, Cromwell’s Spy
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I was glad when I reached the end of this book, especially as I am a Royalist sympathiser. The setting is in rural ...Read Review
A Murder on London Bridge
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It’s 1664 in this latest Thomas Chaloner adventure set in Restoration London, and Lord Chancellor Clarendon, fearing rebellion, sends his spy Chaloner to ...Read Review
One Candle’s Light
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At twelve years old, William Brewster meets a party of courtiers traveling through Scrooby and is instantly drawn to William Davison, who encourages ...Read Review