The Lady's Slipper - Brossura

Swift, Deborah

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312638337 ISBN 13: 9780312638337

Casa editrice: Griffin, 2010

Riassunto

1660. King Charles II has returned from exile, but memories of the English Civil War still rankle. There are old scores to settle, and religious differences threaten to overturn a fragile peace. When Alice Ibbetson discovers a rare orchid, the Lady's Slipper, growing in a wood belonging to Richard Wheeler, she is captivated by its beauty-- though Wheeler, a Quaker, is determined to keep the flower where God intended it to grow. Knowing that the orchid is the last of its kind, she steals the flower, little dreaming that her seemingly simple act will set off a chain of events that will lead to murder and exile, and change her life forever...

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L'autore:

DEBORAH SWIFT, a set and costume designer for the BBC, lives in Windermere, England.The Lady's Slipper, shortlisted for The Impress Novelists Prize in 2007, was inspired by her own discovery of the rare orchid during a summer walk.

Product Description:

Vivid, gripping, and intensely atmospheric, "The Lady's Slipper," set during the reign of England's King Charles II, is a novel about beauty, faith, and loyalty, and marks the emergence of an exquisite new voice in historical fiction.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Griffin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312638337
• ISBN 13: 9780312638337
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 436