The Religion - Hardcover

Willocks, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374248656 ISBN 13: 9780374248659

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2007

Synopsis

A French countess seeks passage to Malta from Sicily in a quest to find the son taken from her at his birth, in a historical novel set in 1565 during the last great medieval conflict between East and West. 150,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"macho, sexy, profoundly bloody and concerned with spiritual salvation" -- Lisa Hilton, The Sunday Telegraph

"the ideal man to do justice to the conflict...gripping...a classic of its kind" -- John Williams, Mail on Sunday

'a griping story with reliable factual underpinnings.' - Jane Jakerman -- Times Literary Supplement

Patrick Ness commenting on book covers. Credits The Religion.
`stands out because its pages are dyed a deep red'
-- Guardian Saturday.

Splendidly envisioned
-- Historical Novels Review

a novel of high adventure, blood, guts and romantic love as master craftsman, [Willocks] tells his story with extraordinary pace. -- Brian Martin in Literary Review

From the Publisher:

The return of Tim Willocks, author of the legendary Green River Rising, with another epic novel of almost unbelievable tension, violence and simply brilliant writing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0374248656
• ISBN 13: 9780374248659
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 618