Tidelands New Sunday Times by Gregory Philippa (114 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. ORDER DAWNLANDS, THE STUNNING NEW NOVEL IN THE BELOVED FAIRMILE SERIES BY INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR PHILIPPA GREGORY, OUT NOW. 'Gregory is an experienced storyteller and doesnt let you down. Tidelands is a gripping and intelligent portrait of a woman fighting to survive in a hostile world' The Times England 1648. A dangerous time for a woman to be different . . . Midsummers Eve, 1648, and England is in the grip of civil war between renegade King and rebellious Parliament. The struggle reaches every corner of the kingdom, even to the remote Tidelands the marshy landscape of the south coast. Alinor, a descendant of wise women, crushed by poverty and superstition, waits in the graveyard under the full moon for a ghost who will declare her free from her abusive husband. Instead she meets James, a young man on the run, and shows him the secret ways across the treacherous marsh, not knowing that she is leading disaster into the heart of her life. Suspected of possessing dark secrets in superstitious times, Alinors ambition and determination mark her out from her neighbours. This is the time of witch-mania, and Alinor, a woman without a husband, skilled with herbs, suddenly enriched, arouses envy in her rivals and fear among the villagers, who are ready to take lethal action into their own hands. The first in a planned series . . . The author crafts her material with effortless ease.Her grasp of social mores is brilliant, the love story rings true and the research is, as ever, of the highest calibre'Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail Vivid and beguiling Philippa Gregory at her bestWoman & Home 'A compelling novel that shines a light on the struggles of 17th century women'Daily Mirror 'The novel's power lies in Gregory's evocative portrayal of the tidelands and the everyday lives of those who are bound to them'Sunday Express 'Philippa Gregory returns with an English Civil War novel that excels in everything she does best. Historical events are written with breathless immediacy, keeping the reader enthralled even if they know the outcome. She pays close attention to the plight of women in the past, so often unchanged despite men's wars, and gives them a voice . . . Fans will not be disappointed'Alys Key, The i 'Shines a light on the struggles of 17th century women . . . If this novel is the first sign of what's to come then readers are in for a treat'Emma Lee-Potter,Daily Express 'Tidelands evokes a world of suspense and superstition. Its fascinating fictional heroine, Alinor, is caught in a net of in-between spaces . . .I was completely swept up in this wonderful, immersive story set in the English Civil War when women who lived unconventional lives risked being accused of witchcraft'Tina Jackson, Writing Magazine. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION 1ST IMPRESSION - A FINE COPY IN A LIKE COMPLETE DUST JACKET : with the all important full printing string to the title page verso, which includes the figure '1'. A clean and tight copy, free of inscriptions; in a nice clean dust jacket, pages clean. 480 pages.xii.Includes bibliographical references. Summary : Midsummer Eve, 1670. A turbulent time to seek the truth . . . A wealthy man waits outside a poor London warehouse to meet with Alinor, the woman he failed twenty-one years before. He has everything to offer: money, land, status. He believes she has the only thing he cannot buy: his son and heir.Meanwhile in New England, Alinor's brother Ned cannot find justice in the New World, as the King's revenge stretches across the Atlantic and turns the pioneers against each other and against the American Indians.Then, a beautiful widow, Livia, arrives from Venice. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come with the news that Alinor's son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the lagoon. But is this true or could this woman be an imposter . . . ?From London to New England and Venice, the dark tides always rise, and with them come secrets and enemies . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION 1ST IMPRESSION - A FINE COPY IN A LIKE COMPLETE DUST JACKET : with the all important full printing string to the title page verso, which includes the figure '1'. A clean and tight copy, free of inscriptions; in a nice clean dust jacket, pages clean. 480 pages.xii.Includes bibliographical references. Summary : Midsummer Eve, 1670. A turbulent time to seek the truth . . . A wealthy man waits outside a poor London warehouse to meet with Alinor, the woman he failed twenty-one years before. He has everything to offer: money, land, status. He believes she has the only thing he cannot buy: his son and heir.Meanwhile in New England, Alinor's brother Ned cannot find justice in the New World, as the King's revenge stretches across the Atlantic and turns the pioneers against each other and against the American Indians.Then, a beautiful widow, Livia, arrives from Venice. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come with the news that Alinor's son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the lagoon. But is this true or could this woman be an imposter . . . ?From London to New England and Venice, the dark tides always rise, and with them come secrets and enemies . . .