The debut novel from celebrated historian Tracy Borman, author of The Private Lives of the Tudors.
La Trilogie Frances GorgesSéries
Cette trilogie suit le parcours de Frances Gorges à travers la cour anglaise tumultueuse du début du XVIIe siècle. Possédant une connaissance approfondie des herbes et de la guérison, Frances est entraînée dans un monde d'intrigues politiques et de tensions religieuses après l'accession au trône du roi Jacques Ier. Elle navigue à travers de dangereuses intrigues de cour et des complots, y compris la Conspiration des Poudres, s'efforçant de se protéger elle-même et ses proches. La série mêle drame historique et péril personnel, explorant les thèmes de la loyauté, de la survie et de l'amour interdit à une époque dangereuse.
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The Devil's Slave
- 432pages
- 16 heures de lecture
'So vividly evoked that you are there, living the story' Alison Weir *** Frances Gorges was accused of witchcraft - and she survived. But if her torturers at the court of King James discover she is pregnant with the child of Tom Wintour, her lover executed for his part in the Gunpowder Plot, it will mean certain death. Then Frances is offered an escape: marriage. She will not be expected to sleep with her new husband, only to give up the cause for which Tom died. But even when she is surrounded by the venomous dangers of life at court, Frances finds old loyalties hard to deny... Compelling, sensual, suspenseful, The Devil's Slave is a novel of family, power and heartbreaking dilemmas. It is also a surprising, thrilling love story. *** 'A lively, entertaining novel' The Sunday Times 'Powerfully accomplished and vividly detailed... I swallowed this book in two great gulps' Sarah Gristwood, author of Game of Queens 'Rich evocation of 17th Century life The Times 'Empathetic and knowledgeable' Daily Mail
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The third novel from historian and TV presenter Tracy Borman, author of The King's Witch trilogy.