This novel is set during the English Civil War and it’s heroine is Jayne Swift, a Dorset physician Well, unofficially, as women were not allowed to claim the title of physician however much they deserved it. She is planning to remain neutral in the fight between King and Parliament and comes up against a man who believes that Civil War is necessary to achieve an, as yet, not explicitly set out end.
The romance is heavily signalled in the blurb - and the title - and it would be an obtuse reader who didn’t guess immediately who the footman William is. The first chapter contains a well-known trope for stories of this kind which is the horrific execution of a Roman Catholic priest.
However, this is one of my favourite periods of history and I’m an absolute sucker for novels of this kind.
The writing is convincing and fluent and I know that I’m going to enjoy it very much indeed.
The romance is heavily signalled in the blurb - and the title - and it would be an obtuse reader who didn’t guess immediately who the footman William is. The first chapter contains a well-known trope for stories of this kind which is the horrific execution of a Roman Catholic priest.
However, this is one of my favourite periods of history and I’m an absolute sucker for novels of this kind.
The writing is convincing and fluent and I know that I’m going to enjoy it very much indeed.