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Companion to Owls
Companion To Owls
"Companion to Owls" is the story of a 17th century Huguenot family who settle in the Fens. The warmth and the harshness of life in their small community is tied to the task of draining flooded lands and the desire to live good lives.
The arrival of Scottish prisoners of war interrupts the steady routine of the Deschamps family and Jenne, the daughter, falls in love with Iain Alleyn. Life, once straightforward, becomes complicated by epilepsy, a death, sabotage, jealousy, estrangement and a young girl’s risky relationship.
"Companion to Owls" is the story of a 17th century Huguenot family who settle in the Fens. The warmth and the harshness of life in their small community is tied to the task of draining flooded lands and the desire to live good lives.
The arrival of Scottish prisoners of war interrupts the steady routine of the Deschamps family and Jenne, the daughter, falls in love with Iain Alleyn. Life, once straightforward, becomes complicated by epilepsy, a death, sabotage, jealousy, estrangement and a young girl’s risky relationship.
258 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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June 19, 2025
This book is set in East Anglia between 1642 and 1713 and centres around a Huguenot family working to drain the Fens and bring them under agriculture. It is evocative of the hard life of those days and richly researched so provides an excellent historical perspective.
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