”'A true delight, vivid, well written and, best of all, accessible…Maria McCann’s characters leap off the page and speak in contemporary voices that entirely convince.” - Daily Express And in the character of Jacob himself, a strong but selfish man weakened by a violent temper and haunted by guilty dreams, McCann shows the imaginative empathy that is the hallmark of a true novelist.” - Vogue McCann’s unflinching descriptions of battle are matched by the power of her depiction of London in all its fetid splendour. ”'A novel teeming with life…a triumphant piece of historical evocation.
These pages flow like claret.” - Economist Jacob, who destroys what he loves with the rapacity of his desire, is as compelling as he is appalling…Most impressively, the writing here is flawless.
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