The new historical novel from Philippa Gregory, the Number One bestselling author of Tidelands<\/i> and Dark Tides<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
In a divided country, power and loyalty conquer all . . .<\/p>\n
Ned Ferryman, inspired by news of a rebellion against the Stuart kings, returns from America with his Pokanoket servant to join the uprising against roman catholic, King James. As Ned swears loyalty to the charismatic Duke of Monmouth, he discovers a new and unexpected love.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Queen Mary summons her friend Livia to a terrified court. Recklessly, Livia drags her son Matthew and his foster mothers Alinor and Alys into a plot to save the queen from Monmouth’s invasion, and Matthew is rewarded with the Manor of Foulmire: on the tidelands where Ned, Alinor\u00c2\u00a0and Alys had once scraped a poor living.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, Alinor is lady of the manor, as Ned marches into the last battle between the royalists and commoners, hoping for a new dawn for freedom.<\/p>\n
A compelling and powerful story of political intrigue and personal ambition, set between the palaces of London, the tidelands of Foulmire and the shores of Barbados.<\/b><\/p>\n
Praise for Dawnlands<\/i>:<\/b><\/p>\n
‘This sprawling, epic addition to the series will delight Gregory’s many fans’\u00c2\u00a0The Times<\/b><\/i>
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‘Fast-paced, gripping and meticulously researched, the latest novel from Philippa Gregory is historical fiction at its best?’\u00c2\u00a0Daily Express<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
‘Spellbinding’ Woman’s Own<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
‘I love falling into a Philippa Gregory novel, her vibrant take on historical events always brings past eras alive . . . ‘\u00c2\u00a0Adele Parks, Platinum Magazine<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It is 1685, England is on the brink of a renewed civil war against the Stuart kings and many families are bitterly divided. Ned Ferryman cannot persuade his sister Alinor that he is right to return from America with his Pokanoket servant Rowan to join the rebel army. Instead, Alinor has been coaxed by the manipulative Livia to save the queen from the coming siege. The rewards are life-changing: the family could return to their beloved Tidelands, and Alinor could rule where she was once lower than a servant. Alinor’s son, Rob, is determined to stay clear of the war, but when he and his nephew set out to free Ned from execution for treason and Rowan from a convict deportation to Barbados, they find themselves enmeshed in the creation of an imposter Prince of Wales – a surrogate baby to the queen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[68],"product_tag":[69,151],"class_list":["post-98923","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-general-fiction","product_tag-historical-fiction","product_tag-myth-legend-told-as-fiction","pa_book_author-gregory-philippa","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-823-92-edition23","pa_edition-1st-paperback-ed","pa_imprint-simon-schuster-uk-ltd","pa_language-english","pa_pages-9908","pa_publisher-simon-schuster-uk-ltd","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","onbackorder","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n