Salvation - Steel, Harriet
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The year is 1586. Tom Goodluck, lawyer's clerk and aspiring playwright, is forced to leave his home for London when an enemy threatens to expose his affair with the wife of a wealthy merchant. At first his future in the exciting world of the Elizabethan theatre looks bright, but his past comes back to haunt him, threatening to destroy everything he has achieved. His mentor and friend, Alexandre Lamotte, offers help, but Lamotte has his own dark secrets to hide. Tom's lover, Meg, also sets out on a path that will test her mettle to the limit. Meanwhile, plagued by suspicion and fear and with…mehr

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The year is 1586. Tom Goodluck, lawyer's clerk and aspiring playwright, is forced to leave his home for London when an enemy threatens to expose his affair with the wife of a wealthy merchant. At first his future in the exciting world of the Elizabethan theatre looks bright, but his past comes back to haunt him, threatening to destroy everything he has achieved. His mentor and friend, Alexandre Lamotte, offers help, but Lamotte has his own dark secrets to hide. Tom's lover, Meg, also sets out on a path that will test her mettle to the limit. Meanwhile, plagued by suspicion and fear and with the Royal Treasury almost exhausted, England holds her breath. When will Philip of Spain launch the Armada?Recommended by the Historical Novel Society as "An exciting romp through the hurly-burly of Elizabethan England, when plots and counter plots were the order of the day and where hidden danger lurked around every corner", Salvation will keep you gripped until the very last page.
Autorenporträt
Harriet Steel writes historical novels, including a novelised biography of Lola Montez, the nineteenth century's most notorious adventuress, who was in her day the second most famous woman in the world after Queen Victoria. She has also published a collection of short stories that contains several prize winners. All proceeds go to WaterAid. Her latest project is a murder mystery series set in Ceylon in the 1930s featuring Inspector Shanti de Silva. She was educated in the New Forest and London and subsequently graduated from Cambridge University with a BA in Law. She practised for many years as a solicitor before becoming a writer. She lives in Surrey and when she is not writing loves to visit art galleries and read about history, activities that inspire her writing. She is also a keen traveller and an enthusiastic gardener.