"Jesse Blackadder has all the hallmarks of a great historical fiction
writer, achieving a fine balance of thoroughly researched atmospheric
detail and suspenseful story. . . . In _The Raven's Heart_ she doesn't
hit one wrong note."—_The Sunday Telegraph_
Scotland, 1561, and a ship comes across the North Sea carrying home
Mary, the young, charismatic Queen of Scots, returning after thirteen
years in the French court to wrest back control of her throne.
The Blackadder family has long awaited for the Queen's return to bring
them justice. Alison Blackadder, disguised as a boy from childhood to
protect her from the murderous clan that stole their lands, must learn
to be a lady-in-waiting to the Queen, building a web of dependence and
reward.
Just as the Queen can trust nobody, Alison discovers lies, danger, and
treachery at every turn.
This sweeping, imaginative, and original tale of political intrigue,
misplaced loyalty, secret passion, and implacable revenge is based on
real characters and events from the reign of Mary Queen of Scots.
_The Raven's Heart_ is a breathtaking epic from a bold, fresh voice.
Winner of the Varuna HarperCollins Manuscript Development Award, _The
Raven's Heart_ was published in Australia in 2011.
JESSE BLACKADDER finally had enough of people asking if she was
related to Rowan Atkinson, star of the BBC sitcom _Blackadder_. She
traveled to Scotland to find the origins of her surname and discovered
the ruins of Blackadder House on the banks of the Blackadder River.
_The Raven's Heart_ grew from there. Jesse lives in Byron Bay,
Australia.
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ISBN
9781612940281
Publisert
2017
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Bywater Books
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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