{"product_id":"9781471172755-tidelands","title":"Tidelands","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE RICHARD \u0026amp; JUDY BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eORDER DAWNLANDS, THE STUNNING NEW NOVEL IN THE BELOVED FAIRMILE SERIES BY INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR PHILIPPA GREGORY, OUT NOW.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Gregory is an experienced storyteller and doesn’t let you down. \u003ci\u003eTidelands\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping and intelligent portrait of a woman fighting to survive in a hostile world' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngland 1648. A dangerous time for a woman to be different .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Midsummer’s Eve, 1648, and England is in the grip of civil war between renegade King and rebellious Parliament.  The struggle reaches every corner of the kingdom, even to the remote Tidelands – the marshy landscape of the south coast. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alinor, a descendant of wise women, crushed by poverty and superstition, waits in the graveyard under the full moon for a ghost who will declare her free from her abusive husband.  Instead she meets James, a young man on the run, and shows him the secret ways across the treacherous marsh, not knowing that she is leading disaster into the heart of her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Suspected of possessing dark secrets in superstitious times, Alinor’s ambition and determination mark her out from her neighbours. This is the time of witch-mania, and Alinor, a woman without a husband, skilled with herbs, suddenly enriched, arouses envy in her rivals and fear among the villagers, who are ready to take lethal action into their own hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘The first in a planned series . The author crafts her material with effortless ease. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer grasp of social mores is brilliant, the love story rings true and the research is, as ever, of the highest calibre\u003ci\u003e' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eElizabeth Buchan,\u003ci\u003e Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e‘Vivid and beguiling \u003c\/b\u003e–\u003cb\u003e Philippa Gregory at her best’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling novel that shines a light on the struggles of 17th century women' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe novel's power lies in Gregory's evocative portrayal of the tidelands and the everyday lives of those who are bound to them' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Philippa Gregory returns with an English Civil War novel that excels in everything she does best. Historical events are written with breathless immediacy, keeping the reader enthralled even if they know the outcome. She pays close attention to the plight of women in the past, so often unchanged despite men's wars, and gives them a voice . Fans will not be disappointed' \u003c\/b\u003eAlys Key\u003ci\u003e, The i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Shines a light on the struggles of 17th century women . If this novel is the first sign of what's to come then readers are in for a treat' \u003c\/b\u003eEmma Lee-Potter, \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eTidelands\u003c\/i\u003e evokes a world of suspense and superstition. Its fascinating fictional heroine, Alinor, is caught in a net of in-between spaces . I was completely swept up in this wonderful, immersive story set in the English Civil War when women who lived unconventional lives risked being accused of witchcraft'    \u003c\/b\u003eTina Jackson, \u003ci\u003eWriting Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943923888225,"sku":"9781471172755","price":7.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31841442.jpg?v=1734632956","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471172755-tidelands","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}