Maria McCann Libri

Maria McCann è una romanziera inglese celebrata per la sua coinvolgente narrativa storica. Il suo lavoro si addentra nelle vite di individui di secoli passati in Inghilterra, dalla Guerra Civile Inglese fino agli anni '70 del Seicento, con notevole dettaglio e acume. McCann esplora complesse relazioni, oscuri segreti familiari e le dinamiche sociali delle epoche da lei scelte. La sua prosa si distingue per un linguaggio ricco e una profonda comprensione della psicologia umana, offrendo ai lettori un viaggio autentico e avvincente in ambientazioni storiche.

Ace, king, knave
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Sophia - rational, demure, and hiding a 'little weakness' - has recently married the charismatic Edward. But Edward has secrets of his own and Sophia comes to suspect that her marriage is not what it seems. In cramped rooms in Covent Garden, Betsy-Ann shuffles a pack of cards. A gambler, dealer in second-hand goods and living with a grave robber, her life could not be more different to Sophia's - but she too discovers that she's been lied to. As both women take steps to discover the truth, their lives come together through a dramatic series of events.
As Meat Loves Salt
588pagine
21 ore di lettura
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Set during the tumultuous English Revolution of the seventeenth century, the story follows Jacob Cullen and his fellow soldiers as they navigate a landscape filled with religious and political turmoil. Amidst the violence and chaos, they hold onto dreams of rebuilding their lives after the conflict. However, the harsh realities of war threaten to crush their hopes and reshape their destinies.
The Wilding
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A novel of secrets and revenge within a seventeenth-century English family. Under the pretence of his cider business, Jonathan visits his newly widowed aunt and there meets her unruly servant girl, Tamar, who soon reveals that she has secrets of her own...

Ace, king, knave

As Meat Loves Salt

The Wilding