The Grove of Eagles
A Novel of Elizabethan England
- Paperback
656 pages
- Release Date
9 February 2016
Summary
The canvas is wide, the picture stirring and brilliantly detailed. This is a rich, absorbing tale of a corner of England during hazardous times, and of a full-blooded family.
In 1588 the Spanish Armada had been defeated in the English Channel and the whole of Elizabethan England was alert for the revenge that surely had to follow. Men like John Killigrew, commanding a key position on the Cornish coast, were vital to the survival of the country, and it is through the eyes of his eldest…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509818617 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1509818618 |
| Author: | Winston Graham |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 656 |
| Edition: | Main Market Ed. |
| Release Date: | 9 February 2016 |
| Weight: | 428g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 40mm |
| Series: | Pan Heritage Classics |
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Critics Review
Absorbing … written with sure skill, a nice feeling for character and a vast knowledge of the 16th century
Absorbing … written with sure skill, a nice feeling for character and a vast knowledge of the sixteenth century * New York Times *
Lusty and rewarding - all the excitement of a nation at war with Spain * Daily Express *
Winston Graham has such a knowledge of Elizabethan Cornwall, such fidelity to fact and atmosphere, that I am conquered, as no doubt his many readers will be – A. L. Rowse
The canvas is wide, the picture stirring and brilliantly detailed. This is a rich, absorbing tale of a corner of England during hazardous times, and of a full-blooded family * Oxford Times *
About The Author
Winston Graham
Winston Graham was the author of more than forty novels, including The Walking Stick, Angel, Pearl and Little God, Stephanie and Tremor. His novels have been widely translated and his famous Poldark series has been developed into two television series shown in twenty-four countries. Six of Winston Graham’s books have been filmed for the big screen, the most notable being Marnie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Winston Graham was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 1983 was awarded the OBE. He died in July 2003.
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