A thrilling eighteenth-century mystery about a map, an author, and a vicious killer.
In 1789 struggling writer Ben Dearlove rescues a woman from a furious Covent Garden mob. The woman is ill and in her delirium cries out the name "Miranda". Weeks later an anonymous novel about the voyage of the Miranda to the fabled Great Southern Continent causes a sensation. Ben decides to find the author everyone is talking about. He is sure the woman can help him - but she has disappeared.
It is soon clear that Ben is involved in something more dangerous than the search for a reclusive writer. Who is the woman and what is she running from? Who is following Ben? And what is the Admiralty trying to hide? Before he can discover the shocking truth Ben has to get out of prison, catch a thief, and bring a murderer to justice.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Ben Dearlove was born in Bristol, twenty-five year old Ben Dearlove's ambition is to be an author, but he is expected to take over the family's apothecary business. His father has agreed to pay him an allowance for two years in London to pursue his dream. Ben's time is nearly up, but he has not achieved success and dreads a future mixing potions. He is a kind, pleasant young man, handsome without being vain, with a romantic streak.
IDEAL READER
Ideal for either gender at any age and anyone interested in history, historical fiction, literature and fantasy.If you like 'The Conjurer's Bird' by Martin Davies you will enjoy 'To the Fair Land'.
Genre: Historical
In 1789 struggling writer Ben Dearlove rescues a woman from a furious Covent Garden mob. The woman is ill and in her delirium cries out the name "Miranda". Weeks later an anonymous novel about the voyage of the Miranda to the fabled Great Southern Continent causes a sensation. Ben decides to find the author everyone is talking about. He is sure the woman can help him - but she has disappeared.
It is soon clear that Ben is involved in something more dangerous than the search for a reclusive writer. Who is the woman and what is she running from? Who is following Ben? And what is the Admiralty trying to hide? Before he can discover the shocking truth Ben has to get out of prison, catch a thief, and bring a murderer to justice.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Ben Dearlove was born in Bristol, twenty-five year old Ben Dearlove's ambition is to be an author, but he is expected to take over the family's apothecary business. His father has agreed to pay him an allowance for two years in London to pursue his dream. Ben's time is nearly up, but he has not achieved success and dreads a future mixing potions. He is a kind, pleasant young man, handsome without being vain, with a romantic streak.
IDEAL READER
Ideal for either gender at any age and anyone interested in history, historical fiction, literature and fantasy.If you like 'The Conjurer's Bird' by Martin Davies you will enjoy 'To the Fair Land'.
Genre: Historical
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