Restoration Lady
by Sue Allan
This is the conclusion to the acclaimed trilogy which has so far numbered Mayflower Maid (amazon
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UK) and Jamestown Woman (amazon
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UK). Bessie has already had enough
adventures (and misadventures) to fill several lifetimes in the New World and during the Civil War; now she must
survive the rigors of Cromwell’s reign and the triumphant return of the monarchy, as well as the woes of plague
and fire.
It is good to get a novel about the 17th century, which is surely the least written about century in the last
thousand years. So much happened then too — and most of it gets told in these three books. They aren’t large
books either, but I invariably prefer quality to quantity and there is certainly true quality here as well as a
quantity of adventures, which is the best of both for a novel. Bessie tells the story, and she comes over very much
as a woman of her time, getting under the skin of what it must have been like to have lived through such a
significant period. The other people in the book and their exploits have that all-important ring of authenticity
about them too, making this very much a realistic book. More from this author soon please — being able to
spin the dross of history into the gold of story is not a common talent despite the wealth of historical fiction
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The Book |
Domtom Publishing Ltd. |
May 2008 |
Paperback |
1906070075 / 9781906070076 |
Historical / 17th Century / London and various other locations |
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The Reviewer |
Rachel A Hyde |
Reviewed 2008 |
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