- Paperback: 704 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (26 Oct 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140243267
- ISBN-13: 978-0140243260
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 620,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Penitence Hurd's beliefs are shaken when she arrives, a Puritan from America, in Charles II's London with nothing but her prejudices, a Bible and the address of her Aunt Margaret. Her subsequent experiences in the Plague-wrecked city will change her forever.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Don't go thinking that this is a run-of-the-mill historical romance of the type favoured by old ladies and sad spinsters. In fact it's a fast-paced, cleverly-plotted adventure which taught me more about Restoration England than A-level History did. I have never read a book which made me feel more as if I really had been transported back to the period in which it's set - and that isn't always a comfortable feeling, as Diana Norman describes the agonies of the plague, the casual cruelties of daily life and the oppression of minorities without shirking from the unpleasant realities. But bear in mind that it's also, in places, laugh-out-loud funny.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Completely agree with the reviewer below - this is historical fiction, but not as you know it! It taught me more about history and the way people lived then than any text book and at the same time it's one of the most gripping, funny, passionate and readable books I've ever read. PLEASE give this book a try - I promise you, you won't regret it!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book over two years ago, and I still remember it vividly and fondly. Set in 17th century London, in the Restoration period, it is the tale of an innocent puritan who has to make her own way. There is a man - but exactly who is he? The real strengths of this book are loveable, fallible characters, a real sense of the period, an easy style which meshes 17th century colloquialism with 20th century readability and finally, a page-turning plot. If you like Philippa Gregory, Dorothy Dunnett and other writers of complex historical fiction, this is up to par. If you like romance, this is also one for you. It is a super book.
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All the world's a stage...
It's 1664 and Puritan Penitence Hurd arrives from America armed with nothing but her faith, a bag filled with wampum and tobacco and the address of her long lost aunt. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2009 by Misfit
Parts are much greater than the whole
Diana Norman's historical novels (not the `thrillers' written as Ariana Franklin) are, I think, really under-rated: visceral, brilliantly-written, atmospheric, witty, and steeped... Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2009 by Roman Clodia
Just what an historical novel ought to be
I don't read much fiction (prefer "non")and this was reccommended by a (male) friend. He said he couldn't put it down, and having started it (a little dubiously) I had... Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2006
Excellent
This is a thoroughly good read set against a fascinating backdrop of Restoration excess. The characters are highly believable, and whilst there are numerous coincidences to the... Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2000
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