Minnette Walters has a great skill to transport you back in time. Her descriptions of the civil between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians in1642-1646 makes you think that you are there. This is not only a sweeping tale of adventure, loss and sacrifice it is also a history lesson on the civil war.
Jayne Swift is a Dorset physician from a Royalist family who offers her skills and service to both sides in the conflict. Jayne becomes a witness to the brutality of war and the devastation that it brings. At every event is a man she should despise because he supports and embraces the civil war as a means to an end. This man is William Harrier. His past is unknown to her and she is also ignorant about any aspects of his life.
The author makes these characters come alive along with the times and smells of the 17th Century. I can highly recommend this book.
Jayne Swift is a Dorset physician from a Royalist family who offers her skills and service to both sides in the conflict. Jayne becomes a witness to the brutality of war and the devastation that it brings. At every event is a man she should despise because he supports and embraces the civil war as a means to an end. This man is William Harrier. His past is unknown to her and she is also ignorant about any aspects of his life.
The author makes these characters come alive along with the times and smells of the 17th Century. I can highly recommend this book.