Taking Liberties
Autor Diana Normanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2009 – vârsta de la 18 ani
From the author also known as Ariana Franklin-the thrilling sequel to A Catch of Consequence that "moves at a cracking pace."( London Times)
Makepeace Hedley is frantic when she learns that her young daughter, sailing home to England from the rebelling American colonies, has been taken prisoner by the British. With her usual determination, Makepeace sets out for Plymouth to rescue her child.
And when Countess Diana Stacpoole is asked by an American friend to help his son, also a British prisoner, Diana responds quickly and leaves her genteel past behind.
In the chaos of wartime Plymouth the two women face social outrage, public scandal, and even arrest. Amidst docks and prisons, government bureaucracy and brothels, they forge an unlikely and unshakable friendship. And in freeing others, they discover their own splendid liberty.
Makepeace Hedley is frantic when she learns that her young daughter, sailing home to England from the rebelling American colonies, has been taken prisoner by the British. With her usual determination, Makepeace sets out for Plymouth to rescue her child.
And when Countess Diana Stacpoole is asked by an American friend to help his son, also a British prisoner, Diana responds quickly and leaves her genteel past behind.
In the chaos of wartime Plymouth the two women face social outrage, public scandal, and even arrest. Amidst docks and prisons, government bureaucracy and brothels, they forge an unlikely and unshakable friendship. And in freeing others, they discover their own splendid liberty.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780425198155
ISBN-10: 0425198154
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 132 x 203 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN-10: 0425198154
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 132 x 203 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Berkley Publishing Group
Descriere
In the chaos of wartime Plymouth, in the early days of the American Revolution, two women in search for missing loved ones forge an unlikely and unshakable friendship. Together they face social outrage, public scandal, and even arrest.
Notă biografică
Diana Norman (1933-2011) worked on local newspapers in Devon and the East End of London and at age of twenty became the youngest reporter in what used to be Fleet Street. Norman authored biographies as well as historical novels. In total, she wrote 11 historical novels including The Vizard Mask, The Pirate Queen, and Fitzempress' Law. She is survived by her husband, film critic Barry Norman, and their two daughters.