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David Ebsworth
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Publication Day Plus Seven for The Assassin's Mark and yet another guest author spot - this time the blogsite of well-known historical novelist Helen Hollick whose latest offering Ripples in the Sand has already received huge acclaim. Thanks Helen and congratulations!
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The Jacobites' Apprentice
— published 2012 — 2 editions |
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The Assassin's Mark
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The Assassin's Mark (Literature & Fiction)
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September 1938. Spain's Civil War has been raging for two years, the outcome still in the balance. But rebel General Franco is so confident of winning that he has opened up battlefield tourism along the country's north coast.
Jack Telford, a left-wing reporter, finds himself with an eccentric group of tourists on one of the War Route's yellow Chrysler buses. Driven by his passion for peace, Telford attempts to uncover the hidden truths beneath the conflict.
But Jack must contend first with his own gullibility, the tragic death of a fellow-passenger, capture by Republican guerrilleros, a final showdown at Spain's most holy shrine and the possibility that he has been badly betrayed. Betrayed and in serious danger.
The Jacobites' Apprentice (Literature & Fiction)
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1744, and the whole country is threatened once again by civil war as the exiled Stuarts attempt to recover their lost throne. Their Manchester supporters will use any means to raise support and finance for the Jacobite Cause. But those loyal to the current monarchy are equally determined to stop them.
As the opposing forces gather, and the threat of civil war becomes a reality, the fates of both sides will lie in the hands of one man – Aran Owen – who must choose between loyalty to the family who have raised him and his burning ambition to become a renowned artist.
The finale will be played out on the ramparts of Carlisle Castle in the winter of 1745. Hopes of a Stuart Restoration are dashed – and Aran finally discovers who are the Rogues and who the Righteous within the complex web of his relationships.
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"I was lucky enough to stumble across the research undertaken by Sandie Holguín for the American Historical Review, entitled 'National Spain Invites You': Battlefield Tourism during the Spanish Civil War. This set me on the track towards the remark..."
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"Sydney Elliott discarded yet another attempt - his fifth - at writing the obituary. He slammed aside the carriage release and dragged the sheet of blurred typeface from the platen of the emerald green Royal, reminding himself that he would need to..."
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Although The Assassin's Mark reads superficially like a murder mystery (there was that unfortunate accident at the hotel..), I think the greater mystery posed here is which side was holding the moral high ground during the Spanish Civil War in 193...
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| Just one of the beauties of this book is the way that Clare takes a series of real-life characters from the 1880s and "fictionalises" them. So Maribel and her secret former life, her radical husband MP, the journalist who seeks to destroy them all ha...more | |
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"I'm perfectly happy to do a bit more research on this if anybody would like to know what became of him."
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David Ebsworth
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"Thanks Alison. Music is traditional but I first heard it as soundtrack to the Carlos Saura film of the same name, Ay, Carmela!. Well worth a watch."
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. I was impressed by the author’s ability to recreate an authentic sense of the ‘30s and also to give me a real feeling of being in Spain in that period. This wasn’t just about the settings but also the way in whic...
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Apr 05, 2012 08:33am
Oh, good news. The Jacobites' Apprentice has reached Number 5 in the Waterstones' Best sellers chart - well, in Wrexham anyway!! You've got to start SOMEWHERE!
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