In a country at war, a secret inheritance reveals a dark conspiracy …
On a sunlit afternoon in seventeenth-century Dorset, a young girl falls in love with a stranger.
But when her Puritan brother tries to force her into an unbearable marriage she flees, taking with her only the gift left to her by her unknown father, a gold pendant sealed by an engraving of an axe, and the words: St Matthew.
One of four intricately wrought seals – each holding a secret within – it can, when combined with the other three, bring great wealth and power. This power is her true inheritance – but it’s a perilous legacy others will kill for …
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In a country at war, a secret inheritance reveals a dark conspiracy …
The enthralling historical suspense novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author
The enthralling historical suspense novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author
• A tense and masterfully written novel from the Number 1 bestselling author
• First published under the name Susannah Kells, now revealed to be the pseudonym of Bernard Cornwell and his wife, Judy
• Cornwell’s literary talent shines once again in this historical family tale of lover, power, wealth and loyalty
• A Global brand – Bernard Cornwell is the author of 50 novels published in 30 countries and in 28 languages: he is the most successful historical novelist writing today
• Bernard Cornwell has sold over 30 Million books around the world
• Both novels in the Lazender family chronicle are repackaged as B format paperbacks for the first time
Competition: The Last Tudor, A Column of Fire, Wars of the Roses, Wolf of the Plains. Ken Follet, Conn Iggulden, Philippa Gregory, Minette Walters, Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780008298456
Publisert
2018-06-28
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins
Vekt
330 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
31 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
496
Om bidragsyterne
Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina.