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** 'Birch deftly tells a story spanning several decades, with an intensity that is . . . lyrical . . . . and evokes the period without compromising her complex diachronic concerns (TLS ** '[Birch has] a first class voice . . . An exciting and evocative fictional version of the life of Margaret Catchpole . . . The novel is a triumph of texture and historical detail’ )
SUNDAY TIMES (** 'Birch deftly tells a story spanning several decades, with an intensity that is . . . lyrical . . . . and evokes the period without compromising her complex diachronic concerns’ )
TLS (** 'A rich portrait of a shadowy world of 18th century sailors and smugglers, full of characters both charming and fatally flawed. Fans of Margaret Atwood's ALIAS GRACE will enjoy this engaging and compassionate tale’ )
PSYCHOLOGIES (** 'Birch is a naturally literary writer who can, with a simple image, evoke the deepest emotion’ )
SUNDAY TIMES (** 'Birch deftly tells a story spanning several decades, with an intensity that is . . . lyrical . . . . and evokes the period without compromising her complex diachronic concerns’ )
TLS (** 'A rich portrait of a shadowy world of 18th century sailors and smugglers, full of characters both charming and fatally flawed. Fans of Margaret Atwood's ALIAS GRACE will enjoy this engaging and compassionate tale’ )
PSYCHOLOGIES (** 'Birch is a naturally literary writer who can, with a simple image, evoke the deepest emotion’ )
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Scapegallows is based on the true life of Margaret Catchpole, a Suffolk woman of immense character and determination, who twice escaped the gallows in the 18th century.
The tale begins towards the end of Margaret's (known as Pegs) life in Australia with a heart stopping first chapter.
The plot then moves back to her early life (she was born in 1762) in Sussex and chronicles her family life and love and steadfast devotion for the smuggler Will Laud, a reprobate, who brings her into contact with evil disreputable and dangerous men. To relate any more of the story would spoil the anticipation of what happens to Margaret.
Carol Birch's depiction of the filth, dirt, seediness and bustle of the 18th century are incredibly skilful. I was there!! I enjoyed every minute of this book - Carol Birch is an extremely a accomplished writer who holds the reader's attention unfailingly. Highly recommended.
The tale begins towards the end of Margaret's (known as Pegs) life in Australia with a heart stopping first chapter.
The plot then moves back to her early life (she was born in 1762) in Sussex and chronicles her family life and love and steadfast devotion for the smuggler Will Laud, a reprobate, who brings her into contact with evil disreputable and dangerous men. To relate any more of the story would spoil the anticipation of what happens to Margaret.
Carol Birch's depiction of the filth, dirt, seediness and bustle of the 18th century are incredibly skilful. I was there!! I enjoyed every minute of this book - Carol Birch is an extremely a accomplished writer who holds the reader's attention unfailingly. Highly recommended.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This story is told in a natural, unselfconscious voice that involves the reader at once. I snatched `Scapegallows' up at the library, remembering that I'd read an excellent review of it some months ago. Now I shall order more of Carol Birch's books. Hey, you publicists - make her better-known. She is a wonderful story-teller. The account of the flood is just superb.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well researched and very well written. 18th century rural Suffolk comes to life. Very exciting towards the end; I couldn't put it down.
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Very well done, but somehow not very satisfying
If you like biographical historical novels of the grittier, more realistic sort then you'll probably like this. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bookwoman
Feisty heroine - piracy and misadventure
I really enjoyed this fact based fictional account of the life of a woman called Margaret Catchpole who works as a maid and has a boyfriend who is a smuggler, events conspire to... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Beadyjan
Margaret Catchpole, Heroine
Carol Birch has written the famous story about Margaret Catchpole, whose 200.th birthday in 2012 will no doubt bring a number of festivities in Ipswich, Suffolk and in Australia. Read more
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Unputdownable!
I found this book completely 'unputdownable'. The descriptions of life at the time are vivid and the main character's emotions are easily felt. Read more
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