Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Joan Aiken was born in Rye, Sussex in 1924, daughter of the American poet Conrad Aiken, and started writing herself at the age of five. Since the 1960s she wrote full time and published over 100 books.
Best known for her children’s books such as The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and Midnight is a Place, she also wrote extensively for adults and published many contemporary and historical novels, including sequels to novels by Jane Austen. In 1968 she won the Guardian Children’s book prize for Whispering Mountain, followed by an Edgar Allan Poe award for Night Fall in 1972, and was awarded an MBE for her services to children’s literature in 1999.
Joan Aiken died in 2004.
Two separate threads join into a triumphant knot . . . very neatly plotted and very entertaining
The Times
Joan Aiken combines a sense of the past with the sophistication of a modern novel full of suspense and excitement . . . she provides a full spectrum of colours, incidents, character and thought
The Guardian
Robust, stylishly told, and involving many magnetic characters . . . <i>The Weeping Ash</i> is among the best novels yet from the talented Joan Aiken
Publishers Weekly
Joan Aiken gives us a story that is rich in colourful backgrounds, exciting in action, and with characters so engaging I hated to leave them. One of my favourite authors
- Phyllis A. Whitney,
Aiken beautifully intertwines two remarkable tales to create a cohesive romantic suspense . . . the fates of these two young women, Fanny and Scylla, are deliberately and intriguingly paralleled, forming the central activity of the novel
A.L.A. Booklist
A big double-barrelled saga . . . very entertaining
Kirkus
Two intertwining adventures – one of English drama and one of Indian conflict – meet at the Paget family home in the second of Joan Aiken’s regency romances, The Weeping Ash. Perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton and Julia Quinn.
Juliana Paget kindly lends the Hermitage Estate to her widowed cousin Thomas and his new wife Fanny – on one condition. If their missing cousins arrive, they must be welcomed in. Little does Juliana know that cousin Thomas is an abusive tyrant who torments his stoic wife, entrapping her in the beautiful Paget house.
Thousands of miles away in India, twin Paget cousins Scylla, governess to the old Maharaja's family, and her poet brother Cal are fleeing for their lives with the orphaned royal heir. They must survive a perilous journey - assisted by the dashing Colonel Cameron – across Kafiristan, Afghanistan, Persia, and Turkey before finally arriving at the Hermitage Estate.
But the adventure does not stop here. A dark and explosive confrontation awaits the Pagets, as Aiken's two spirited heroines strive for independence in this thrilling romantic adventure.
The Weeping Ash is the second book in the Paget Family Saga, following The Smile of the Stranger. Conclude the series with book three, The Girl from Paris.
'She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come' – Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Joan Aiken was born in Rye, Sussex in 1924, daughter of the American poet Conrad Aiken, and started writing herself at the age of five. Since the 1960s she wrote full time and published over 100 books.
Best known for her children’s books such as The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and Midnight is a Place, she also wrote extensively for adults and published many contemporary and historical novels, including sequels to novels by Jane Austen. In 1968 she won the Guardian Children’s book prize for Whispering Mountain, followed by an Edgar Allan Poe award for Night Fall in 1972, and was awarded an MBE for her services to children’s literature in 1999.
Joan Aiken died in 2004.