A classic novel of Elizabethan England from the author of the Poldark series.
Winston Graham was the author of more than forty novels, including The Walking Stick, Angel, Pearl and Little God, Stephanie and Tremor. His novels have been widely translated and his famous Poldark series has been developed into two television series shown in twenty-four countries. Six of Winston Graham's books have been filmed for the big screen, the most notable being Marnie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Winston Graham was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 1983 was awarded the OBE. He died in July 2003.
Absorbing . . . written with sure skill, a nice feeling for
character and a vast knowledge of the sixteenth century
*New York Times*
Lusty and rewarding - all the excitement of a nation at war with
Spain
*Daily Express*
Winston Graham has such a knowledge of Elizabethan Cornwall, such
fidelity to fact and atmosphere, that I am conquered, as no doubt
his many readers will be
*A. L. Rowse*
The canvas is wide, the picture stirring and brilliantly detailed.
This is a rich, absorbing tale of a corner of England during
hazardous times, and of a full-blooded family
*Oxford Times*
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