THE CANDLEMASS ROAD - Brossura

MacDonald Fraser, George

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ISBN 10: 0006477208 ISBN 13: 9780006477204

Casa editrice: HarperFiction, 1996

Riassunto

This is a beautiful, moving tale from the bestselling author of the "Flashman Papers". To the young Lady Margaret Dacre, raised in the rich security of Queen Elizabeth's court, the Scottish border was a land of blood and brutal violence, where raid and murder were commonplace, and her broad inheritance lay at the mercy of the outlaw riders and feuding tribes of England's last frontier. Beyond the law's protection, alone but for her house servants and an elderly priest, she could wait helpless in her lonely manor, or somehow find the means to fight the terror approaching from the northern night!

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L'autore:

The author of the famous ‘Flashman Papers’ and the ‘Private McAuslan’ stories, George MacDonald Fraser has worked on newspapers in Britain and Canada. In addition to his novels he has also written numeous films, most notably ‘The Three Musketeers’, ‘The Four Musketeers’, and the James Bond film, ‘Octopussy’. George Macdonald Fraser died in January 2008 at the age of 82.

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To the young Lady Margaret Dacre, raised in the rich security of Queen Elizabeth's court, the Scottish border was a land of blood and brutal violence, where raid and murder were commonplace, and her broad inheritance lay at the mercy of the outlaw riders and feuding tribes of England's last frontier. Beyond the law's protection, alone but for her house servants and an elderly priest, she could wait helpless in her lonely manor, or somehow find the means to fight the terror approaching from the northern night...

‘'The Candlemass Road' is a simple tale, beautifully told; and very moving withal... It's an afternoon's reading that'll stick in the memory for long afterwards. Hooray for George Macdonald Fraser!’
SPECTATOR

‘It's George MacDonald Fraser is top form on the Borders, juggling lairds and outlaws in bitter battling over disputed territory.’
MAIL ON SUNDAY, 'Books of the Year'

‘A bravura performance... fine, taut, sinewy... Meat never came redder.’
DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘George MacDonald Fraser is such a good storyteller... we get bowled along in the twists and scrapes of the action.’
GLASGOW HERALD

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• Editore: HarperFiction
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0006477208
• ISBN 13: 9780006477204
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192