Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade - Brossura

Gabaldon, Diana

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ISBN 10: 0099463334 ISBN 13: 9780099463337

Casa editrice: Arrow, 2008

Riassunto

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The first book in Diana Gabaldon's LORD JOHN GREY series, set in the same world as her OUTLANDER novels

It's 1758 and Europe is in turmoil - the Seven Years War is taking hold and London is ripe with deceit. The enigmatic Lord John Grey, a nobleman and high-ranking officer in His Majesty's Army, pursues a clandestine love affair and a deadly family secret.

Grey's father, the Duke of Pardloe, shot himself just days before he was to be accused of being a Jacobite traitor. Now, seventeen years on, the family name has been redeemed; but an impending marriage revives the scandal. Lord John knows that as Whitehall whispers, rumours all too often lead their victims to the wails of Newgate prison - and to the gallows.

From barracks and parade-grounds to the bloody battlefields of Prussia, Grey faces danger and forbidden passions in his search for the truth. But it is in the stony fells of the Lake District that he finds the man who may hold the key to his quest: the enigmatic Jacobite prisoner Jamie Fraser.

Eighteenth-century Europe is brought startlingly to life in this compelling adventure mystery.

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Recensione:

"Gabaldon provides a rich, abundantly researched, entirely readable portrait of life among the English upper classes in the 1750s. From London's literary salons and political intrigue to fearsome battle scenes in the Seven Years' War, her writing is always vivid and often lyrical" (The Washington Post)

Descrizione del libro:

The breathtaking new novel from Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Arrow
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0099463334
• ISBN 13: 9780099463337
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 640