Alison Huntingford

Broschiertes Buch

Dance A Fearful Jig

Beschreibung

What would you sacrifice for love? Peterborough 1807 Rachel Alderman is a lonely, middle-aged housekeeper to a local vicar. Blighted by crippling shyness, illness and the needs of others, her life is going nowhere. That is, until a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger determines otherwise. Charles Le Boucher is a French soldier captured in the ongoing Napoleonic war, currently residing in the nearby POW camp, Norman Cross. Whilst out on parole, attempting to sell his delicately carved model ships in the marketplace, he meets and befriends Rachel. With their two countries on opposing sides in a bitter war, should they even be talking to one another? Despite family disapproval, can their innocent friendship blossom into love, and if it does, what will become of them?

Autor

Alison Huntingford has a degree in humanities with literature, and has always enjoyed reading, especially, the great writers of the 19th century. She is an only child of two only children and so has always felt a distinct lack of family. This has inspired her to research her family history and most of her writing is based on this. Her debut novel, The Glass Bulldog, was published in 2019, and was nominated for the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction. This is her second full length novel, although, she has also written several short stories. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their pets, listening to music, going to the cinema, and gardening.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lupin Publications
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9781399959728
• ISBN-10: 1399959727
• Artikelnr.: 69768526